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a box on the ear
a box on the ear
A physical blow struck on or around the ear, usually as a punishment or reprimand for some behavior. Mom gave me a box on the ear when I arrived home late.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Astarte | | əs-TAHR-tee (English) | Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized), Biblical Greek |
Annushka | | - | Russian |
Sharyn | | SHER-ən, SHAR-ən | English |
Cernunnos | | - | Celtic Mythology (Latinized) |
Sloan | | [sləun] | |
Melle | | - | Dutch |