Physical Punishment Terms

noun a slap with the open hand or a flat object

verb to slap with the open hand or a flat object as a punishment

• The teacher warned the student that if he misbehaved again, he would receive a spanking.
• I can't believe she actually spanked him in public!
• She gave him a good spank on the butt for being so cheeky.
• The team's loss in the championship game was a real spank to their ego.

noun a slap or smack, especially on the buttocks

verb to slap or smack, especially on the buttocks

• The blacksmith used a skelp of steel to forge the new horseshoe.
• I accidentally skelped my finger while hammering the nails.
• He got a skelp on the head for making a rude comment.
• The unexpected news skelped her like a slap in the face.