<noun.act> he gave the brat a good spanking [ adj ]
quick and energetic
<adj.all> a brisk walk in the park a lively gait a merry chase traveling at a rattling rate a snappy pace a spanking breeze
Spank \Spank\ (sp[a^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spanked} (sp[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spanking}.] [Of unknown origin; cf. LG. spakken, spenkern, to run and spring about quickly.] To strike, as the breech, with the open hand; to slap.
spanking \spank"ing\, a. 1. Moving with a quick, lively pace, or capable of so doing; dashing.
Four spanking grays ready harnessed. --G. Colman, the Younger.
2. Large; considerable. [Colloq.]
3. Very; extremely; -- used especially in the phrase spanking new or brand spanking new, meaning completely new and unused. [informal] [PJC]
Is spanking typically an act of erotic sado-masochism?
Giving out punishment to kids today Can make modern parents nervous, For instead of spanking or early bedtime, Current tots want community service.
"He smacked me around," Sophia said. "It's the first spanking I ever got. And whoa!
A judge ruled that a fundamentalist couple who took to heart the Biblical admonition against sparing the rod abused their children by spanking them with a stick and paddle, a family supporter said today.