noun, adverb, adjective
noun [C,U] a series of hits on the bottom, given to sb, especially a child, as a punishment:
to give sb a spanking * I don't agree with spanking.
adverb (informal) when you say that sth is spanking new, etc. you are emphasizing that it is very new, etc.:
a spanking white Rolls-Royce
adjective [onlybeforenoun] (informal) very fast, good or impressive:
The horse set off at a spanking pace. * We had a spanking time last night.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for spanking is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does spanking appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — spanking appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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