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spanky

/ˈspæŋki/

adjective

brand spanking new

UncommonScrabble 15

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Meanings

adjectivespanky (not comparable)

informalnot comparablebrand spanking new
Soon a spanky new house had arisen from the rubble of the old one.
2011, Victoria Twead, Two Old Fools - Olé!, page 169

Origin

From spank + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with spanky

frankie cranky swanky skanky blankie Hankey banky manky janky bankie clanky dankie planky pranky stanky tanky thankee

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Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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