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In some senses, spanking is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
adj
Fast and energetic.
a spanking pace
'I'd like nothing better this minute,' said Mr Browne stoutly, 'than a rattling fine walk in the country or a fast drive with a good spanking goer between the shafts.'
Brisk and fresh.
a spanking breeze
adv
An intensifier.
brand spanking new
a spanking good time
noun
A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.
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.
An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.
Some people think spankings of any sort constitute child abuse.