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{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "spankable"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "spankee"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "spanker"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "spank it"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "spank the monkey"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "spank you"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "spank you very much"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "unspanked"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spanking"
}
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"2": "espancar",
"t": "beat, strike"
},
"expansion": "Portuguese espancar (“beat, strike”)",
"name": "ncog"
}
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"etymology_text": "Uncertain. Possibly imitative, or perhaps a special use of Etymology 2 (below) in the sense of a horse stamping its foot against the ground. There is no evidence of a relation with Portuguese espancar (“beat, strike”).",
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"singular",
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"form": "spanking",
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"present"
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{
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"pos": "verb",
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"categories": [
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"_dis": "9 8 0 7 51 3 0 8 3 11",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Buttocks",
"orig": "en:Buttocks",
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"Fundamental"
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"To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks or other vulnerable body part like the cheeks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification."
],
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"(transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks or other vulnerable body part like the cheeks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification."
],
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"transitive"
],
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"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṣafaʕa",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "صفع"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "satah",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "سَتَه"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "cecel",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "ծեծել"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pljasvam",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "плясвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "šljapvam",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "шляпвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "natjar"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "aqualvniha",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "ᎠᏆᎸᏂᎭ"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "cic",
"lang": "Chickasaw",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "passá̠a"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dǎpìgǔ",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "打屁股"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "billenkoek geven"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "voor de billen geven"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "pugfrapadi"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"note": "as punishment",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "antaa selkäsauna"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "läimäyttää"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "piiskata"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "fesser"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "azoutar"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "fostregar"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "verberar"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "zorregar"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "auf das Gesäß schlagen"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "den Hintern versohlen"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "thappaṛ mārnā",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "थप्पड़ मारना"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "elfenekel"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "glutee batar"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "gebuk"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "gread na mása ag"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "sculacciare"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"alt": "しりをたたく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shiri o tataku",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "尻を叩く"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "barog"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "verberō clūnēs"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "tundō clūnēs"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "papaki"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "latter"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "rise"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "daske"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "gi ris"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "surrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šljópatʹ",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "шлёпать"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otšljópatʹ",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отшлёпать"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šljópnutʹ",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"tags": [
"perfective",
"semelfactive"
],
"word": "шлёпнуть"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "taḍayati",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "तडयति"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "nalguear"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "zurrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "smiska"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "daska"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "palo"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "yabat"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2 0",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "dtii",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "ตี"
}
]
},
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"_dis": "21 20 10 20 26 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English onomatopoeias",
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"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To soundly defeat, to trounce."
],
"id": "en-spank-en-verb-1O6xY5xc",
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"defeat",
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],
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"trounce",
"trounce"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To soundly defeat, to trounce."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2018 September 15, Barney Ronay, The Guardian, Finely tuned Liverpool are really getting into Jürgen Klopp’s groove",
"text": "Spurs had a free-kick on the edge of the Liverpool box. Érik Lamela spanked it low into the wall, got the ball back, played it out to Christian Eriksen."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To hit very hard."
],
"id": "en-spank-en-verb-C5ZcdmmJ",
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To hit very hard."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/spæŋk/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-æŋk"
},
{
"audio": "En-uk-spank.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f0/En-uk-spank.ogg/En-uk-spank.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/En-uk-spank.ogg",
"tags": [
"UK"
],
"text": "Audio (UK)"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"spanking"
],
"word": "spank"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "spank bank"
}
],
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{
"ref": "1988 May 7, Christopher Wittke, “It Takes Two To Tango”, in Gay Community News, page 10",
"text": "Three men were about a foot behind my left shoulder trading off spanks on each others butts.",
"type": "quotation"
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"An instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap."
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"_dis1": "59 13 28",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pljasvane",
"sense": "an instance of spanking; a smack or slap",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "плясване"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 13 28",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "šljapvane",
"sense": "an instance of spanking; a smack or slap",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "шляпване"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 13 28",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "an instance of spanking; a smack or slap",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "natjada"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 13 28",
"code": "cmn",
"english": "a smack",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bāzhang",
"sense": "an instance of spanking; a smack or slap",
"word": "巴掌"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 13 28",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "an instance of spanking; a smack or slap",
"word": "klap voor de billen"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 13 28",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "an instance of spanking; a smack or slap",
"word": "läimäys"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 13 28",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "an instance of spanking; a smack or slap",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cuada"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 13 28",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "an instance of spanking; a smack or slap",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "azouta"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 13 28",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "an instance of spanking; a smack or slap",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Klaps"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 13 28",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "an instance of spanking; a smack or slap",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "klaps"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 13 28",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "an instance of spanking; a smack or slap",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "surra"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 13 28",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šljópanije",
"sense": "an instance of spanking; a smack or slap",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "шлёпание"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 13 28",
"code": "ru",
"english": "a smack",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šlepók",
"sense": "an instance of spanking; a smack or slap",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шлепо́к"
},
{
"_dis1": "59 13 28",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "an instance of spanking; a smack or slap",
"word": "nalgada"
}
]
},
{
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"A slapping sound, as produced by spanking."
],
"id": "en-spank-en-noun-IgXZMMBe",
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"slapping",
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"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "9 90 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a slapping sound, as produced by spanking",
"word": "klap"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 90 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "a slapping sound, as produced by spanking",
"word": "paf"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 90 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a slapping sound, as produced by spanking",
"word": "läimäys"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 90 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a slapping sound, as produced by spanking",
"word": "pan"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 90 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šlepók",
"sense": "a slapping sound, as produced by spanking",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шлепо́к"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 90 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a slapping sound, as produced by spanking",
"word": "nalgada"
}
]
},
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"name": "English euphemisms",
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"source": "w"
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],
"examples": [
{
"text": "spank bank",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "to have a quick spank",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2015 May 7, “So has anyone here done NoFap?”, in Reddit, r/ForeverAlone, archived from the original on 2023-08-09",
"text": "I'm not a porn addict. I only watch it when I have a spank. It usually takes less than 10 minutes to go from zipper down to zipper up. And that's it till the next time I spank.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2021 October 20, Mary Frances \"Francky\" Knapp, “Review: I Tried the Satisfyer Pro 2 Clitoral Vibrator and It's Worth the Hype”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2023-08-10",
"text": "As much as I wanted to find a bone to pick with the Satisfyer Pro 2, I get why this toy is a mainstay in \"best sex toys\" lists: 1) It's versatile, and an ideal clitoral toy for beginner and experienced sex toy users, and 2) it seems to have cracked the design code on how to be a toy for both people with sensitive clitorises and those who want to get their pussy tenderized into schnitzel. It will have me yodeling for many spank sessions to come.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2023 January 9, u/BIGassbass8151, “Why do so many people swear by nofap?”, in Reddit, r/moreplatesmoredates, archived from the original on 2023-08-09",
"text": "I don't believe there's anything wrong with a spank here and there especially if you're partnerless, but it's a slippery slope that people seem to struggle with restraint/boundaries.",
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{
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{
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"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "صفع"
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{
"code": "ar",
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"roman": "satah",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "سَتَه"
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"roman": "cecel",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "ծեծել"
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{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "pljasvam",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "плясвам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "šljapvam",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "шляпвам"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "natjar"
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{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "aqualvniha",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "ᎠᏆᎸᏂᎭ"
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{
"code": "cic",
"lang": "Chickasaw",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "passá̠a"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dǎpìgǔ",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "打屁股"
},
{
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"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "billenkoek geven"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "voor de billen geven"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "pugfrapadi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"note": "as punishment",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "antaa selkäsauna"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "läimäyttää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "piiskata"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "fesser"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "azoutar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "fostregar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "verberar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "zorregar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "auf das Gesäß schlagen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "den Hintern versohlen"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "thappaṛ mārnā",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "थप्पड़ मारना"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "elfenekel"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "glutee batar"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "gebuk"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "gread na mása ag"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "sculacciare"
},
{
"alt": "しりをたたく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shiri o tataku",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "尻を叩く"
},
{
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "barog"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "verberō clūnēs"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "tundō clūnēs"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
"word": "papaki"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object.",
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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.