"spanko" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-spanko.ogg [Australia] Forms: spankos [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English spank Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O English oh English -o English spanko From spank + -o. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|spank|-o|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English spank Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O English oh English -o English spanko [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "vocative", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ō", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "oh", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "o", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "O", "lang" : "en" }, { "id" : "surprise", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "oh", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-o", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "spanko", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="spanko"> From spank + -o. Head templates: {{en-noun}} spanko (plural spankos)
  1. (slang) A person with a fetish for spanking, usually but not exclusively sexual Tags: slang Related terms: spankee, spanker Coordinate_terms: vanilla, BDSMer
    Sense id: en-spanko-en-noun-un4wHjaz Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -o, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, People, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 82 8 4 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 93 3 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 2 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 89 5 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 95 2 1 1 1

Inflected forms

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