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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
spank .
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Examples
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They described the incidents -- and what they called "spanked," I would call "badly beaten."
Boing Boing 2008
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I was "spanked" every time I even thought about misbehaving, which is why I was determined not to raise my kids that way.
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I was "spanked" as a child and I'm perfectly fine!
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I know...., the criminals have more rights than their victims and now come to find out....the criminals were "spanked" as young children and should be supported by an entire nation until the day their "appeals" are exhausted.
The Teaser 2010
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Meh: I don't see how Melanie has been 'spanked' as you put it.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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I don't care what kind of studies have been paid for - children that were "spanked" back in the day were more respectful of authority figures.
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And by "spanked" I don't mean "abused" or beaten within an inch of their lives.
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The same God who "spanked" nations and empires in centuries past is still very much in charge.
As Hurricane Gustav Approaches--It's Weather-Not God's Judgment 2008
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The same God who "spanked" nations and empires in centuries past is still very much in charge.
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Then there was her statement that Mark Steyn "spanked" me over the matter of a photograph alleged to be of the speech-warriors' poster child Marc Lemire--a photo we both reproduced in good faith.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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