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Smacking sounds worse over here, than spanking.
Smacking implies an angry hit, where spanking implies a couple of beats to the bottom, to get their attention.
Beyond that it's called beating, with a couple of smacks to help it along.
That's my take on the word meaning difference, anyway.
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