smisk

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from smiska.

Noun

smisk n

  1. spanking
    smiskvideor från Säffle ― spanking videos from Säffle
  2. (colloquial) a beating (whether by violence or in sports), getting one's ass kicked
    Synonyms: däng, stryk, pisk, (usually physical) spö
    Han åkte på smisk av gänget ― He was beaten up by the gang
    De fick smisk av motståndarlaget ― They were soundly beaten by the opposing team

Usage notes

Sometimes and especially historically also used more generally for hitting in the context of corporal punishment of children ("smisk på fingrarna" = "getting hit on the fingers"). The sense has shifted more purely towards spanking with all forms of corporal punishment of children being outlawed since 1979.

Declension

Declension of smisk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite smisk smisks
definite smisket smiskets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

See also

  • aga (“corporal punishment (of children)”)

References

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