8 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
noun the act of slapping on the buttocks
verb give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
adjective quick and energetic
originEtymology tree English spank Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English spanking From spank (“to move energetically”) + -ing.
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