Kink & BDSM

What does Spanking mean?

Open-hand impact play using the hand to strike a consenting adult’s buttocks or, less commonly, other fleshy areas, often for sensation, rhythm, or power-exchange play.

Concise definition

Spanking

Open-hand impact play using the hand to strike a consenting adult’s buttocks or, less commonly, other fleshy areas, often for sensation, rhythm, or power-exchange play.

Also known or searched as: hand spanking, butt spanking

This Lexicon entry defines the term without assuming interest, readiness, experience, or consent.