good smack
Frequency: 6.03.2 per million words
A strong or forceful smack, often as a form of discipline.
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Examples (10)
- The child received a good smack for misbehaving.
- He was so angry he wanted to give the bully a good smack.
- The teacher warned the students that a good smack might be necessary.
- In the old days, a good smack was considered effective discipline.
- She threatened her son with a good smack if he didn't behave.
- The angry father considered giving his son a good smack.
- He remembered his grandmother giving him a good smack on the backside.
- The novel described a character who believed in a good smack as a last resort.
- She didn't believe in physical punishment, but sometimes a good smack seemed unavoidable.
- The old-fashioned parenting advice often included the idea of a good smack.