SPANKING TERMINOLOGY
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SPANKING , SPANK
( circa 1727 )
" To strike esp. on the buttocks with the open hand ;
esp. to slap with something flat , as with the open hand ,
upon the buttocks . "
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Webster's Dictionary
The Internet is responsible for a growing standardisation in language , for one thing it is obviously English ( some would say American - but we are staying out of that one ) that now predominates . Terminology is also being standardised .
This page offers some ideas on phraseology , definitions and terms which have relevance to spanking . There has been some effort made to standardise the language used on this site ( and we still have some internal disagreement ) .
To " SPANK " , as defined in the OXFORD DICTIONARY, is to " SLAP ESPECIALLY ON THE BUTTOCKS " ( and they should know as as spanking is sometimes referred to as being the " ENGLISH VICE " -- we understand that the French coined this phrase ! ) Spankoz regards spanking and bottom smacking as being the same , even though this is not technically correct .
A spanking therefore is one or more slaps on the bottom - that was easy , wasn't it ! A single smack on the bottom could be regarded as a spanking if it is hard enough , maybe given in public and /or comes as a surprise to the recipient . A new term , such as bottom tapping / feeling etc. may be required for lesser occasions . The other end of the scale is harder as other terms , such as caning or whipping tend to be used . This issue is partially discussed on our SPANKING LEVELS page .
Descriptive
terms such as " good " , " sound " and
" thorough " can have many meanings .
Even common terms such as " over the knee " generally refer to being over the lap ( or both knees).
" SUBMISSION "
" She wants to surrender, to yield, to let herself float down into the uncharted musky swamp of LIFE where there is creativity and eroticism and deep intelligence . "
............... Rebecca Wells
( The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood
)
" To shut your chattering mind
off for a while and become one with another . To join someone else in their being . To add
your energy to a force outside yourself . To lose yourself and feel the will depart .
It is the sensation of palpable energy leaving like a sigh . "
........... If you like these ,
have a look at OUR TOWN
.
( Note : there is an ongoing discussion in Our Town about the use of the word /
term " brat " ( July / August , 2001 ) . The way a word is used is
important , using a word in a spanking context may add to the atmosphere , using
the same word in an argument could be abuse . The supply of these words / terms
is a little one sided , there seems to be many more female derogatory ones than
male .
" INSTRUMENT OF PUNISHMENT "
Scourge. -- N. scourge, rod, cane, stick; ratan[obs], rattan; birch, birch rod; azote[obs], blacksnake[obs], bullwhack [obs][U.S.], chicote[obs], kurbash[obs], quirt, rawhide, sjambok[obs]; rod in pickle; switch, ferule, cudgel, truncheon
whip, bullwhip, lash, strap, thong, cowhide, knout; cat, cat o'nine tails; rope's end
pillory, stocks, whipping post; cucking stool[obs], ducking stool; brank[obs]; trebuchet[obs], trebuket[obs].
triangle, wooden horse, iron maiden, thumbscrew, boot, rack, wheel, iron heel; Chinese water torture ( for the more adventurous )
| spank |
| SYLLABICATION: | spank |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  sp ngk |
| VERB : | Inflected forms: spanked,
spank·ing, spanks |
| TRANSITIVE VERB : | To slap on the buttocks with a flat object or with the open hand, as for punishment. |
| INTRANSITIVE VERB : | To move briskly or spiritedly. |
| NOUN : | A slap on the buttocks. |
| spanking |
| SYLLABICATION: | spank·ing |
| PRONUNCIATION: | spng´k ng |
| ADJECTIVE : | 1. Informal Exceptional of its kind; remarkable. 2. Swift and vigorous: “a spanking pace.” 3. Brisk and fresh: “a spanking breeze.” |
| ADVERB : | Used as an intensive: “a spanking clean shirt.” |
| NOUN : | A number of slaps on the buttocks delivered in rapid succession, as for punishment. |
| ETYMOLOGY: | Perhaps of Scandinavian origin. |
| OTHER FORMS: | spank´ing·ly — ADVERB |
| spanker |
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| SYLLABICATION: | spank·er |
| PRONUNCIATION: | spng´k r |
| NOUN : | Nautical A usually gaff-headed sail set from the aftermost lower mast of a sailing ship. |
" Spanking " was defined as
" Large " in The
1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose .
DERIVATION OF " SPANKING "
( By Barbara Wallraff , who has published several books on English usage , from : wordcourt.com )
Manfred Tatzmann , of Lansing , Mich . , writes : “ Where did the usage of the word ‘ spanking , ’ as in the oft-used phrase ‘ brand spanking new , ’ come from ? What exactly are we spanking , and why ? Is this a form of word abuse ? Shouldn’t someone be notified ? ”
The word you’re asking about is probably related to the Danish verb “ spanke ” , which means “ to strut . ” It entered English in the 1600s . This is the word we now use in phrases like “ a spanking pace ” and “ a spanking breeze ” -- as well as in “ spanking new . ” As for the kind of “ spanking ” that means “ smacking , ” people who study word histories think this word has its origin in the sound of spanking , but that has yet to be proved .
................... Barbara Wallraff
Brand spanking new
“ Brand spanking new ” is actually two expressions put together . “ Brand
new ” means absolutely new , as if just branded , like newly forged iron ,
fresh from the furnace . Shakespeare uses “ fire-new ” in the same sense .
“ Spanking ” used as an adjective is said to be a colloquial word that has
come from an English regional dialect . However , the Oxford English Dictionary
adds “ of doubtful origin ”. The only hint is that it might be related to a
Danish word meaning “ to strut ” . Originally “ spanking ” was used to
mean “ very fine , or large , or especially good in some respect ; with an
implication of showiness or smartness ” . So something that is “ spanking
new ” is something that is ( in Aussie English ) “ as flash as a pox
doctor’s clerk ”. If it’s both very new and very smart or flash then
it’s “ brand spanking new ”.
.............. Kel Richards
Spanking in other languages
45 languages so far
If you know what spanking is in another language or if you have corrections or additions to a language, drop me a messageI would like to know what spankee is in French
( from : wulfram@wxs.nl )|
Language |
Phrase |
remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | Safae Elteez | |
| Armenian | Hagis tzetze zis (please spank me) | |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Pukul pantat | |
| Basque | Ipurdiko | |
| Bosnian | pljuskanje po guzici | |
| Bulgarian | Âïê Þï
äõÞåôï (spanking, phonetic : boy po dupeto) Âïê ó ÞòßÞëá (caning, phonetic : boy s pruchka) |
|
| Chinese(Mandarin) | Da pigu(dah pee goo) | |
| Chinese ( taiwan ) | pa-ka-tsen | |
| Czech | Výprask mrskání |
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| Danish | Smæk i numsen endefuld |
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| Dutch | Billekoek , Billenkoek | second one is new grammar (1997) |
| English | Spanking | |
| Esperanto | Pugfrapado | |
| Finnish | Piiskata | |
| French | la fesse = the buttock les fesses = the buttocks fesser = to spank le fesseur or la fesseuse = the spanker la fessée = the spanking |
|
| Gaelic or Scottish | doup-skelper =
bottom smacker Sgeilp Sgealp Skelp Slachd |
|
| German | Den Hintern
Versohlen Den Po versohlen über's Knie legen |
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| Greek | Thero (to spank) Xilisma (a spanking) |
|
| Hangul ( Korea ) | mae ( phonetic :mey ) | |
| Hebrew | Malkot bayashvan | |
| Hebrew (phonetic) | Makot ba'tusuik | |
| Hungarian | Kifenekelés Elfenekelés |
|
| Icelandic (to spank) | Rassskelling Flengja ( rassskella) |
|
| Italian | Sculacciata | |
| Irish | Greadadh na masa Greadadh ten tslait |
|
| Japanese (phonetic) | Oshiri wo tataku oshiritataki |
|
| Khmer | Vay Vay ma dye |
|
| Maltese | xeba ( phonetic :
shebba) sawwat (to spank) |
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| Norwegian | Ris | |
| Polish | Lanie | |
| Porthugese | Surra 'Boas palmadas' Açoitar |
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| Romanian | A da bataiuca | |
| Russian | Slyopka(otk) Porka(strapping) secheniye(caning) Shlopnuyetsya (he spanks) Shlopnuetsa(she spanks) |
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| Samoa | Sasa lo muli | |
| Schweizerdeutsch | S' füdli versolle Über's chneu legge Dä Arsch versohlä D'Bäckli wärmä Füdlitätsch gäh |
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| Slovak | Bitka | |
| Slovene ( Slovenia ) | 'e' kanje | |
| South African | Pakslae | |
| Spanish | Nalgada Azotaina |
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| Swahili | Kiboko | |
| Swedish | Smisk | |
| Tagalog ( Philippines ) | Palo sa puwit Paluin sa puwit(to spank) |
|
| Thai | Dtee toot | |
| Welsh | Slapio Smacio Palfodi Chwipio tin |
|
| Yiddish | Potch |
( Language update for
February 2001 :
Slovene ( an oldie I found in my mailbox ) and Armenian )
USEFUL JAPANESE PHRASES
( note the progression ! )
I want to hold your hand
/ Kimi no te wo nigiritai
I want to hold your body ( cuddle ) / Kimi no karada o dakishimetai
Is it ok if I touch your ass ? / Shiri o sawatte mo ii desuka
Is it ok if I spank you ? / Shiri o tataite mo ii desuka
Do you like that ? ( spanking , touching , etc . ) / Sore ga suki desuka
SOME FRENCH WORDS AND PHRASES
( from : http://fesrouge.free.fr/index2.htm )
Bare bottom : Cul nul
Belt : La ceinture
Birch : verges ( de bouleau de préférence )
Brush : brosse à cheveux
Cane : Canne en rotin...très utilisée en Grande-Bretagne...génère des lignes rouges du plus bel effet
F/F : Femme qui fesse une femme.
F/M : Femme qui fesse un homme
M/F : Homme qui fesse une femme
M/M : Homme qui fesse un homme
OTK : On ( Over ? ) The Knee ...Sur les genoux
Paddle : Sorte de raquette en bois ou en cuir.
Red bottom : cul rougi ( par la fessée )
Rule : règle ( ah les bons souvenirs d'école )
Spanking : fessée
Spoon : Cuillère ( en bois )
Strap : Lanière de cuir. Ne pas confondre avec la ceinture (Belt)
Whip : Fouet ...plus souvent le martinet.
Klap
( From : http://www.odps.cyberscriber.com/slangs.html )
Pronounced " klup " - an Afrikaans word meaning smack, whack or spank . If you spend too much time at the bioscope at exam time , you could end up
catching a sharp klap from your pa . In America , that is called child abuse .
In South Africa , it is called promoting education .
Code
So you're on the train and you get the unstoppable urge to talk about the whacking you or someone else got the night before. You turn to you partner-in-crime, unabashed, and begin a normal, everyday discussion of the Topic of Greatest Interest.
"Boy am I sore."
"Get whacked?"
"Yup."
"What with?"
"Cane."
"How many?"
"A doz."
"Over shorts?"
"No! Pants down."
"Scorchy."
By this time, half the train is looking at you like you're some kind of pervert, or abused kid, or both. This will never do. Just because most people squick over something as simple as a whacking, doesn't mean you have to go around living some kind of whispered, Secret Agent life.
In the 19th century, or some time maybe even before that, the underclasses in London started talking to each other in rhyming slang so that the police couldn't understand them. So if you say, for example, "yeah, the new English teacher is a real merchant banker," you really mean he's a wanker (wanker rhyming with banker... see?).
Okay, so you're not a criminal, but you can still take advantage of the rich tradition of rhyming and associative slang in your ongoing struggle to discuss tgi in public. Where to start? How 'bout the basics:
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tgi = whacking ( the topic of greatest interest )
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"Ain't tgi great?"
rain = cane
"What'd'ya think TL will do when she finds out I got in a fight during gym?"
"Ooh, rain, I'd say. Pouring rain."
dose = strap (short for "a dose of strap oil")
"Those kids over there need a dose."
"And a half."
applause = hand spanking
"Boy, Matthew got a round of applause last night."
"No kidding - we heard it down in the house-room!"
kipper = slipper
"If you throw food at breakfast, RP'll serve you up a big plate of kippers."
canoe = paddle
"RP took Lee canoeing last night, for picking on Tolliver."
church = birch
"Me and Marky had to write 170 lines. Then we got a trip to church."
unprotected = bare (this is a euphemism, actually)
"I got six unprotected."
"
Aunt Greta " (
Swiss ) A small bundle of birch switches which resided behind the main hall
mirror in most homes .
( http://www.familyaction.org/Articles/article-pgs/spanking-lte.htm
)
Belt Generally a leather belt , may be used single or doubled over . The tawse is called " The Belt " in Scotland , eg " Kree is to get the belt ! " .
Birch A number of birch branches are bound together in a bundle and used horizontally . Another branch commonly used is Firethorn . The sensation is intense and it must be used cautiously. There is a modified type which is made from rattan . These are safer , less intense and are unlikely to cut the skin unlike birch or firethorn branches .
Bottom The one receiving the spanking , the spankee or recipient .
Cane A springy length of reed , generally rattan cane . Canes can be up to 4 feet long . The unique marks left by the cane are referred to as " tramlines " or " railroad lines " ( US ) . See CANES page .
Crop Similar to a cane with a folded-leather " popper " on the end . Generally only the leather end is used ( see tattooing ) .
Clapper See slapper .
Dressage or Buggy Whip Similar to a crop, only longer and without the " popper " . In place of the popper there's generally a short strand of twine .
Fall The tail , or tails of a leather etc. implement .
Flogger A bundle of leather ( generally soft leather ) straps , or ropes with a handle . It may have several dozen tails .
Horsehair Flogger Long hairs from a horses tail attached to a handle .
Implement Something used to spank with i.e. a paddle .
Loopy Johnny Loops of thin rubber or plastic tubing or round leather attached to a handle .
Martinet A number of leather laces tied to a short handle ( French ) .
Masochist
A person who derives pleasure from pain . From the
Over the Knee ( otk ) The classic spanking position for hand-spanking or small paddles . The spanker is generally seated on a chair . Lounges , beds etc , where spankees upper body is supported , are useful for longer sessions .
Play A term used to refer to spanking .
Pizzlea A fairly rigid implement made from a dried bull's penis . ( Spanish )
Quirt A short whip having a short , stiff handle . A thin strap of leather is wrapped through the loop at the other end leaving one or two short tails .
Role Play Refers to a fantasy scenario being played out . Common roles are boss/employee , doctor/nurse , warden/prisoner , principal/student , etc. Usually there is some imagined situation that one partner finds that enhances the satisfaction . A good partner assumes the complimentary role to increase the partner's satisfaction .
( Quills is a movie based on the last 10 years of the life of the Marquis de
Sade , see Mini Review and ordering details on VIDEO
page . )
Sadist
An individual who enjoys causing pain in a non-consensual
manner or
Safeword A word used by the spankee to indicate that they are near or at their maximum tolerance level . It can be any word agreed upon before starting , common ones are " yellow " indicating approaching maximum close to maximum ( slow down ) and " red " indicating stop . The words " don't " and " stop " are rarely used as they may be confused with the role-play dialog . The word for stop can used in two ways , to stop a part of the session or to stop the session ( this generally makes the spankee less likely to use the word ) .
SAM
Smart Arsed Masochist . A pseudo submissive who attempts to control
S
& M Sadism and Masochism . A term often used to describe
the D&S scene ,
however , it is falling into disrepute because it is both inaccurate
Session A term for the total period of a spanking activity . This comprises the warm up , the spanking ( s ) , rests or breaks and the wind down .
Single-Tail Another name for a saddle whip , signal whip , stock whip or bull whip . These come in a number of " plaits " meaning how many lengthwise strands are woven together to form the whip tail , ranging from 4 to 32 . Generally , the more plaits the better ( and more expensive ) . Most are made from leather ( kangaroo skin is the most durable ) . This implement is only for the experienced .
Sjambok Originally a rigid hide whip , but now more commonly , a solid but slightly flexible tapered plastic rod between 3 and 4 feet long . It is used for crowd control . ( Southern Africa )
Slapper A farm implement used to herd pigs . Made from two wide strips of leather sewn together to form a handle the other unstitched end makes a " slapping " noise . Also called " Clapper " .
Slipper A slipper or gym shoe . Popular in the UK . It's short length makes it suitable for OTK or Bending Over positions .
Spencer Paddle A wooden paddle , designed by by Dr. Dorothy Spencer , see SPENCER SPANKING PLAN .
Spreader bar A bar used to secure hands or feet to keep them apart .
St. Andrews Cross A large "X" frame , hands and feet are secured to the ends.
Stingy A description of a sharp, piercing sensation much like a bee sting , it generally results from a light implement used with high velocity.
Switch ( 1 ) Someone who " Switches " between giving and receiving .
Switch ( 2 ) A straight, slender rod cut from a bush or tree . It differs from a "stick" in the respect that it is thinner and more flexible . This flexibility places a switch somewhere in between a thin rattan cane and a birch rod . May be a stripped thin hickory or ash branch .
Tattooing The practice of rapidly flicking an implement e.g. a cane . This may be done with increasing intensity .
Tan Generally used in the same way as spank , refers to the tanning process for leather .
Tawse A Scottish term for a leather strap slit into several tails at one end . These tails follow the shape of the buttocks , allowing the air cushion to escape when the strap strikes . More is on the TAWSES Page .
Thuddy A description of the dull sensation which results from a heavy implement used at low velocity . Can be produced with a hank of rope .
Top The one giving the spanking , the spanker or giver .
Toy A spanking implement .
Trestle Another name for a spanking bench or horse .
Vanilla A term referring to conventional relationships .
Wrapping Marking around the side of the buttocks , generally a result of inexperience . See FAQ page .
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CLICK HERE for how to say "spanking" in American Sign Language .
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Asynchronous Transfer Mode - Technical term for a naughty erotically - inspired spanking .
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