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"Prime Minister Tony Blair has revealed he smacked his older children, in an interview with BBC Two's Newsnight. "
Does smack mean slap on the face or spank on the rear? Cuz smack is defined as slap, which gives the impression of hitting on the face; but I find it incredible that English parents should slap their kids in the face.
Thanks.
From the film Patton (1970), George C. Scott playing the title role:
[as the British parade into Messina, Sicily, only to discover that it's already been captured by the Americans under Gen. Patton] Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery: Don't smirk Patton. I shan't kiss you. Patton: Pity. Because I shaved very close this morning in preparation for getting smacked by you.
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