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• n  the act of slapping on the buttocks
  he gave the brat a good spanking
• v  give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
• s  quick and energetic
  a spanking breeze

• New data from a leading researcher of corporal punishment adds to the evidence that any benefit of spanking is far outweighed by its cognitive and emotional costs.
• Each was dressed in black pants, flowing black shirt, spanking-new black Nikes.
• New data from a leading researcher of corporal punishment add to the evidence that any benefit of spanking is far outweighed by its cognitive and emotional costs.

• spank
• paddle
• larrup
• alert
• brisk
• lively
• merry
• rattling
• snappy
• zippy

News & Articles

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• EA Games Boss: We Don't Have A Problem With Second-Hand Sales
  As it is written, so shall it be. Yesterday, in the aftermath of Sony's PR spanking of Microsoft at their big console reveals at E3 - where the Sony PlayStation 4 was put forward as not only $100 cheaper than the Microsoft Xbox One, but also possessed of a friendlier attitude to disc reselling, I wrote: However, it would not be surprising to see a large number of third-party publishers ...
  June 12, 2013 - Forbes
• Spare the rod decision delayed by merging schools
  As the unified school district continues to evolve in Memphis and Shelby County, it must resolve the issue of spanking.
  June 12, 2013 - WRCB Chattanooga
• Love bike-share? Hate it? Either way, you’ll like this Jon Stewart segment
  Nothing inspires passion from readers quite like stories about bikes — and especially stories about bike-share. Last Sunday, after writing about Citi Bike, the brand-spanking-new bike-sharing program that debuted in New York City just over two weeks ago, I received quite a few e-mails from readers.        
  June 11, 2013 - Boston Globe

Quotes

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• Rick Hendrick in SI.com
  I don't see them spanking the Ferraris in Formula One,Chevrolet team owner Rick Hendrick said.
• Susan B Anthony in Christian Science Monitor
  ("The worst enemy [women] have is in the pulpit," said Anthony, who also told a minister preaching female submission that if his mother were alive she "should lay you across her knee and give you a good spanking."
• Jason Spezza in Montreal Gazette
  If you end up playing the team you think you wanted, they end up spanking you anyway,Spezza said.