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French
Etymology
From past participle of fesser (“to spank”), originally "to strike"; the verb was influenced in both form and sense by the unrelated fesse (“buttock”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fessée f (plural fessées)
- spanking
- female equivalent of fessé (“spankee”)
References
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
- H. H. Mallinckrodt, Latijn Nederlands woordenboek (Aula n° 24), Utrecht-Antwerpen, Spectrum, 1959
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