1727, "to strike forcefully with the open hand, especially on the buttocks," possibly imitative of the sound of spanking. Related: Spanked; spanking. The noun is from 1785.
Spanglish
spangly
Spaniard
spaniel
Spanish
spank
spanking
spanner
spar
sparagmos
spare
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