Spanking

Definitions

1. A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.
   uncountable
2. An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.
   countable

Equivalents

Examples

“Domestic spanking is often endured over the knee (or lap), formal spanking rather applied over a contraption such as a trestle or A-frame, with or without constraints.”

“Some people think⟳ spankings of any sort⟳ constitute child abuse.”

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