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  • noun Plural form of spank.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spank.

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Examples

  • The guards believed him and for days thereafter he lived blissfully on their praises, while everyone, directly or indirectly interested, conceded that mamma's "spanks" had finally broken the charm of the old well for the boy.

    Watch Yourself Go By Ben W. [Illustrator] Warden

  • The petty vindictiveness you note in our dear leader is celebrated by his base -- they might be angry with him one day for continuing the war, but he is restored in their good graces when he "spanks" republicans.

    ChronWatch - Articles External Article 2010

  • "spanks" without which no birthday could be properly celebrated.

    Brother and Sister Josephine Lawrence

  • So what’s happened is some posts are up; people reply and then when there’s a seeming overload, the spam software goes back and "spanks" all the posts from the IP address.

    Reverse Engineering Hegerl et al. « Climate Audit 2006

  • Later in the book, the same character is disciplined by her headmaster with a spanking, in which she is not only, if I recall correctly, placed OTK (look it up) and repeatedly smacked on the bottom by an older male, but she is also forced to count the spanks out loud.

    2009 August « paper fruit 2009

  • Later in the book, the same character is disciplined by her headmaster with a spanking, in which she is not only, if I recall correctly, placed OTK (look it up) and repeatedly smacked on the bottom by an older male, but she is also forced to count the spanks out loud.

    at the crossroads of desire and fear, we find such things as this « paper fruit 2009

  • In a more raucous vein, we know a German-American family that every December awaits a visit from St. Nick and his scary sidekick, Krampus, a horned monster who spanks wicked children.

    Linda Novick O'Keefe: Living Up to the Holiday Lights Linda Novick O'Keefe 2011

  • It's 25 yards out … ish and Dani Alves spanks his shot into the wall.

    Barcelona v Real Madrid – as it happened | Rob Bagchi 2012

  • In a more raucous vein, we know a German-American family that every December awaits a visit from St. Nick and his scary sidekick, Krampus, a horned monster who spanks wicked children.

    Linda Novick O'Keefe: Living Up to the Holiday Lights Linda Novick O'Keefe 2011

  • No need for video replays there.45 min+1: In the first and last minute of stoppage time, Carmona hares forward from full-back and then spanks a dismal effort wide from 30 yards out.

    Copa América 2011: Peru v Uruguay – as it happened | Jacob Steinberg 2011

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