tinglern.
/ˈtɪŋɡlə/, /ˈtɪŋɡl̩ə/, U.S. /ˈtɪŋɡ(ə)lər/ A thing which causes a tingling sensation, esp. a sharp or smarting blow (cf. stinger n.1 3); (hyperbolically) something thrilling or exciting.spine-tingler: see the first element.
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society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > beating > a blow
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the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [noun] > pricking or tingling > that which causes
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the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific degree of force > [noun] > a severe blow > wounding or painful
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a1804 J. Tobin Honey Moon (1805) iv. iii. 66 Zounds! what a tingler!
1829 P. Egan Boxiana New Ser. II. 703 Johnson fell from a tingler on the left lug.
1830 G. Colman Random Rec. I. iv. 110 Which amiable act I return'd with a very smart slap in the face;—it must have been a tingler.
1831 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 411/1 But the flogging..is far from being equal to his deserts. So he must get some more—one other stripe—but a tingler.
1998 Big Issue 21 Sept. 32/3 Anthem-loaded house tinglers from club circuit hot-shots.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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