operant vs spanking

operant

noun
  • Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment. 

  • An operative person or thing. 

adj
  • That operates to produce an effect. 

spanking

noun
  • An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking. 

  • A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks. 

adj
  • Fast and energetic. 

  • Brisk and fresh. 

adv
  • An intensifier. 

How often have the words operant and spanking occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )