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spankings

spankings is the plural of spanking.

Meaning of spanking

Noun

spanking (countable and uncountable, plural spankings)

  1. (uncountable) 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.
  2. (countable) 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.2001, John Rosemond, John Rosemond's New Parent Power!

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Questions about spankings

What is spankings the plural of?
Spankings is the plural of spanking.

Words near spankings in the dictionary

  1. spanking
  2. spanking it
  3. spanking new
  4. spanking out
  5. spankingly
  6. spankings
  7. spanko
  8. spankophile
  9. spankophiles
  10. spankos
  11. spanks

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