Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "spanking" wani nau'i ne na horo na jiki wanda ke bayyana ta hanyar bugun gindin wani da hannu buɗaɗɗe, yawanci a matsayin ma'auni na ladabtarwa don kuskure. Hakanan yana iya komawa zuwa gagguta da sauri, kamar yadda yake cikin "Ya tafi don gudu a cikin wurin shakatawa." Bugu da ƙari, yana iya kwatanta wani sabon abu, sabo, kuma mai daɗi, kamar yadda yake cikin "Ƙungiyar ta ba da sabon wasan kwaikwayo a gasar."