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/ˈspæŋk/[ˈspæŋk]Canada, US/ˈspeɪ̯ŋk/Canada, US[ˈspeɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈspɛ̃ŋk/

verb

To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.

CommonScrabble 11

Meanings

spank1

verbspank (third-person singular simple present spanks, present participle spanking, simple past and past participle spanked)

present singular third person spanks · participle present spanking · participle past spanked · past spanked

  1. transitiveTo beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.

    Synonyms: slap

  2. transitiveTo soundly defeat, to trounce.

    Synonyms: rout

  3. transitiveTo hit very hard.

    Spurs had a free-kick on the edge of the Liverpool box. Érik Lamela spanked it low into the wall, got the ball back, played it out to Christian Eriksen.

    2018 September 15, Barney Ronay, The Guardian, Finely tuned Liverpool are really getting into Jürgen Klopp’s groove

    Synonyms: smack

nounspank (plural spanks)

plural spanks

  1. An instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap.

    Three men were about a foot behind my left shoulder trading off spanks on each others butts.

    1988 May 7, Christopher Wittke, “It Takes Two To Tango”, in Gay Community News, page 10
  2. A slapping sound, as produced by spanking.
  3. euphemisticslangAn instance of masturbation.

    spank bank

    4 more examples

    to have a quick spank

    I'm not a porn addict. I only watch it when I have a spank. It usually takes less than 10 minutes to go from zipper down to zipper up. And that's it till the next time I spank.

    2015 May 7, “So has anyone here done NoFap?”, in Reddit, r/ForeverAlone, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2023

    As much as I wanted to find a bone to pick with the Satisfyer Pro 2, I get why this toy is a mainstay in "best sex toys" lists: 1) It's versatile, and an ideal clitoral toy for beginner and experienced sex toy users, and 2) it seems to have cracked the design code on how to be a toy for both people with sensitive clitorises and those who want to get their pussy tenderized into schnitzel. It will have me yodeling for many spank sessions to come.

    2021 October 20, Mary Frances "Francky" Knapp, “Review: I Tried the Satisfyer Pro 2 Clitoral Vibrator and It's Worth the Hype”, in VICE, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2023

    I don't believe there's anything wrong with a spank here and there especially if you're partnerless, but it's a slippery slope that people seem to struggle with restraint/boundaries.

    2023 January 9, u/BIGassbass8151, “Why do so many people swear by nofap?”, in Reddit, r/moreplatesmoredates, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2023

spank2

verbspank (third-person singular simple present spanks, present participle spanking, simple past and past participle spanked)

present singular third person spanks · participle present spanking · participle past spanked · past spanked · alternative spaink · alternative spenk

  1. intransitiveTo move quickly and nimbly on foot; to stride or run at a brisk pace.
  2. intransitiveTo move or turn rapidly, as the gears of a machine or the sails of a ship.

    The ship was really spanking along.

  3. ambitransitiveTo shoot out or throw violently; to hurl or knock out.
nounspank (plural spanks)

plural spanks · alternative spaink · alternative spenk

  1. dialectalA leap or bound.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.

Similar

verbTo soundly defeat, to trounce.

Similar

verbTo hit very hard.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

verbgive a spanking to; subject to a spanking

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

spank · verb, noun

Uncertain. Possibly imitative, or perhaps a special use of Etymology 2 (below) in the sense of a horse stamping its foot against the ground. There is no evidence of a relation with Portuguese espancar (“to batter, strike”).

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spank · verb, noun

Uncertain. Likely of Dutch or Low German origin. Compare North Frisian spanke (“to step with pride”), Saterland Frisian spankje (“to splash”), dialectal Dutch spanken (“to limp, hobble”), Dutch spankeren (“to run away quickly, gallop off”), German Low German spenkern (“to burst, explode, shatter, splash, spray”), Danish spanke (“to strut”), Swedish spånka (“to strut proudly”); originally, equivalent to span + -k. Compare also dialectal English spang (“to leap, bound; shoot out, fling”).

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Translations

Arabic صَفَعَ, سَتَهَ
  • صَفَعَ (ṣafaʕa)to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • سَتَهَ (sataha)to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • ضَرَبَ مُؤَخَّرَة (ḍaraba muʔaḵḵara)to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
Bulgarian плясвам, шляпвам
  • плясвам (pljasvam)to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • шляпвам (šljapvam)to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • плясване (pljasvane)an instance of spanking; a smack or slap
  • шляпване (šljapvane)an instance of spanking; a smack or slap
  • пля́сък (pljásăk)a slapping sound, as produced by spanking
Catalan natjar, natjada
  • natjarto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • natjadaan instance of spanking; a smack or slap
Chinese Mandarin 打屁股, 巴掌
  • 打屁股 (dǎpìgǔ)to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • 巴掌 (bāzhang)an instance of spanking; a smack or slap
Czech naplácat, seřezat
  • naplácatto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • seřezatto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • spráskatto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
Dutch billenkoek geven, voor de billen geven
  • billenkoek gevento smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • voor de billen gevento smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • klap voor de billenan instance of spanking; a smack or slap
  • klapa slapping sound, as produced by spanking
Esperanto pugfrapadi, paf
  • pugfrapadito smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • pafa slapping sound, as produced by spanking
Finnish antaa selkäsauna, läimäyttää
  • antaa selkäsaunato smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • läimäyttääto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • piiskatato smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • läimäysan instance of spanking; a smack or slap
  • läimäysa slapping sound, as produced by spanking
French fesser, pan
  • fesserto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • pana slapping sound, as produced by spanking
German auf das Gesäß schlagen, den Hintern versohlen
  • auf das Gesäß schlagento smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • den Hintern versohlento smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • Klapsan instance of spanking; a smack or slap
Hindi थप्पड़ मारना
  • थप्पड़ मारना (thappaṛ mārnā)to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
Hungarian elfenekel
  • elfenekelto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
Indonesian gebuk
  • gebukto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
Irish gread na mása ag
  • gread na mása agto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
Italian sculacciare
  • sculacciareto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
Japanese 尻を叩く
  • 尻を叩く (shiri o tataku)to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
Latin verberō clūnēs, tundō clūnēs
  • verberō clūnēsto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • tundō clūnēsto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
Māori papaki
  • papakito smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
Norwegian Bokmål rise, daske
  • riseto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • dasketo smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • gi risto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
Polish klaps
  • klapsan instance of spanking; a smack or slap
Portuguese surrar, surra
  • surrarto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • surraan instance of spanking; a smack or slap
Russian шлёпать, отшлёпать
  • шлёпать (šljópatʹ)to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • отшлёпать (otšljópatʹ)to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • шлёпнуть (šljópnutʹ)to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • шлёпание (šljópanije)an instance of spanking; a smack or slap
  • шлепо́к (šlepók)an instance of spanking; a smack or slap
  • шлепо́к (šlepók)a slapping sound, as produced by spanking
Spanish nalguear, zurrar
  • nalguearto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • zurrarto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • azotarto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • dar paupauto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • dar pam-pamto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • nalgadaan instance of spanking; a smack or slap
  • azotean instance of spanking; a smack or slap
  • nalgazoan instance of spanking; a smack or slap
  • nadgadaan instance of spanking; a smack or slap
  • nalgadaa slapping sound, as produced by spanking
Swedish smiska, daska
  • smiskato smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • daskato smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
Tagalog palo, yabat
  • paloto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
  • yabatto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
Thai ตี
  • ตี (dtii)to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.
Turkish kıçına şaplak atmak
  • kıçına şaplak atmakto smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.

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APA

spank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spank

MLA

“spank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spank. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spank,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spank.

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