pasting

noun

past·​ing ˈpā-stiŋ 

plural pastings

1

: a severe beating

But after a nasty confrontation, Phil … discovers the truth—that his son got the bruises when boys at school gave him a pasting.

—Daily Star

(figurative) Those who today complain about the "unprecedented" attack on religious conservatives forget Mencken's treatment of Southern fundamentalists, and then there were his pastings of Rotarians, professors and FDR.

—Dave Shiflett

2

: a dominating defeat of an opponent

… have won seven of nine since then, including a 12-1 pasting of the Colorado Rockies on Friday night at Coors Field.

—George Willis

… rushed for six touchdowns in Colorado's 62-36 pasting of second-ranked Nebraska.

—Austin Murphy

Examples of pasting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jeff Rueter: The opening weekend gave a mixed first impression, with some stale atmospheres and Bayern’s 10-0 pasting of poor Auckland City giving little reason for neutrals to buy into the tournament. —The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 June 2025

Boston attempted 60 threes in five regular-season games and won three of them, including in a 23-point pasting of the Knicks on opening night. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025

Friday’s 86-70 pasting by Wisconsin won’t help their seeding, and most likely will affect where they’re sent. —Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2025

While playbooks often yield some results, no amount of copying and pasting will lead to your particular breakthrough. —Lindsay Tjepkema, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pasting

• basting
• hasting
• tasting
• wasting