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Thus, the standard form of corporal punishment in US schools (use of a paddle) is often referred to as a spanking. In North America, the word "spanking" has often been used as a synonym for an official paddling in school, [6] and sometimes even as a euphemism for the formal corporal punishment of adults in an institution. [7]
A spanking paddle. A spanking paddle is an implement used to strike a person on the buttocks. The act of spanking a person with a paddle is known as "paddling". A paddling may be for punishment (normally of a student at school in the United States), or as an initiation or hazing ritual.
Children's health experts have called for corporal punishment to be "abolished." So why is it still legal in many states? (Getty Images) (Tomwang112 via Getty Images)
1930s illustration of spanking with a belt. The difference with a strapping, although in practice both terms are also used unprecisely as synonyms, is that a strap is harder, made from heavier and/or thicker leather, and may be specially made for discipline and have a handle (notably a prison strap), unlike a 'real' belt. They can be used for ...
The Minnesota Vikings running back was beaten with an 18-inch long wooden paddle by high school football coach Booker Bowie – and would thank him for the "tough love," according to the Daily Mail.
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