smisk

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from smiska.

Noun

smisk n

1. spanking

   smiskvideor från Säffle ― spanking videos from Säffle

2. (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

Declension of smisk
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	smisk	smisket	—	—
Genitive	smisks	smiskets	—	—

Related terms

• smiska (“to spank”)

See also

• aga (“corporal punishment (of children)”)

References

• smisk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• smisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)