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

Last season, the illusion of parity vanished when the Liberty put a 48-point pasting on the rebuilding Sun. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026

The first of those three was a 112-88 pasting of the 76ers in the 2023 East semis, during which Tatum went off for 51 points while Embiid shot 5-for-18. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026

The idea for Revise emerged from Sapek’s observations of how documents are handled in professional settings, where workflows can involve multiple versions, inefficient copying and pasting between chat apps and word processors, and limited visibility into revision history. —Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026

So, Michigan State closed out the afternoon session with a 92-67 pasting of North Dakota State, skipping up the exit ramp to their locker room – first door on the left – just as the Wolverines exited next door to stretch in a small holding area. —Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pasting

• basting
• hasting
• tasting
• wasting