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Swedish
Etymology
Deverbal from smiska.
Noun
smisk n
- spanking
- smiskvideor från Säffle ― spanking videos from Säffle
- (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
See also
- aga (“corporal punishment (of children)”)
References