smisk

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal of 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
    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
    Synonyms: däng, stryk, (usually physical) spö

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 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative smisk smisket — —
Genitive smisks smiskets — —

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

References
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