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fesser.

to spank or smack

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/fɛ.se//fe.se/
  1. to spank or smack

    Quand les enfants se tiennent mal, leurs parents les fessent et tout ça se répète le lendemain.
  2. to whack, to strike or crash into

    Quebec · slang
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French fesser, derived from Old French faisse, fece ( compare Old French faisser), derived from Latin fascia. The spelling and sense (originally "to strike with a rod") influenced by unrelated fesse (“buttock”)). Compare also Late Latin fasciāre.

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