Swats

He was angry, bitterly angry, with "swats" and "muggers" who spent their whole time grinding for these foolish chancy examinations. ❋ Unknown (1906)

I'm originally from Houston where it wasn't even an option to have "swats" or "spankings" at school.

She was sent to detention three times in one week for being late, and was given the choice of in-school suspension or 'swats': ❋ Unknown (2009)

Barnett's son, testifying at the hearing, said his father had given him two "swats" on his buttocks with a paddle that hurt "a little." ❋ Unknown (2008)

If your cat swats your iPhone 4 across the room, there's a good chance the iPhone will smash against a wall or the floor and, sadly, one of the glass screens will crack-at least twice the chance as with the iPhone 3GS, because the iPhone 4 is double-sided. ❋ Tom Kaneshige (2010)

Two swats with a nightstick open a gash in my scalp, three punches to my temple and jaw ring my bell, and a well-placed patrol boot to my kidney makes me piss a little in my jeans. ❋ F. J. Lennon (2011)

McDonald swats one mediocre line after another out of the park, by his sheer power of insinuation. ❋ Marshall Fine (2011)

Grammie swats at my behind with the grease rag until I hop into the backseat. ❋ Kekla Magoon (2011)

Gorilla gets impatient with me and swats the air with his enormous mitt as if he is sending a fly into the next solar system. ❋ Michael Winship (2010)

That said, I have spanked, and screwed up in thousands of other ways that were possibly more harmful than the average total of two butt-swats my kids have each received. ❋ Unknown (2010)

With all their swats across the line, lack of application, mindless shot selection and containment-driven, nonthreatening bowling, it's tempting to characterize Bangladesh as a team that has been rendered toothless in the Test arena by the very different demands of Twenty20 cricket. ❋ Richard Lord (2011)

Just some quick swats with the hand on the butt, and a hug afterward. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Not only does his book run counter to the autobiographical tendency towards self-forgiveness, Sondheim swats away attempts to locate his emotional life. ❋ David Benedict (2010)

He is the president and the fate of the country hinges on his every move so even when he swats a fly it will be in the news (LOL!). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Kids have no fear/respect because they know that if Mom or Dad swats them on the bottom, they can call whatever agency is in charge in your part of the country, and Mom or Dad will be in trouble. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I'm ashamed of people who criticize their President every time he swats a fly or shares an opinion. ❋ Unknown (2009)