See Also: spanking(1)(dictionary)
spanking(2)(dictionary)
spanking 1, noun(dictionary)
spanking 2, adverb(dictionary)
spanking 3, adjective(dictionary)

spanking(1) (iou)



spanking adjective & adverb. Chiefly dial. & colloq. M17.
[Perh. of symbolic origin: cf. thumping, whacking, etc.]
A. adjective.
Exceptionally large or fine; excellent; showy, striking. M17.
Times Sir Leslie expects BOC to show a spanking profits performance.
(Esp. of a horse) moving at a brisk pace; smart; lively; (of a person) dashing. M18.
Prima A story told at a spanking pace. A. Uttley The horse was a spanking beast, a high stepper.
b. Of pace etc.: brisk, vigorous. M19.
b. adverb. Very, exceedingly. Chiefly in spanking new, brand-new. colloq. L19.
spankingly adverb E19.