most wouldbe (adjective) would-be: aspiring
Sinonime: baste,
beat, belt, cane, dust someone's britches, flay,
hide,
hit,
lambaste, lash, leather, paddle, paddlewhack,
punish, spank, strap,
strike,
switch, tan one's hide,
thrash, warm someone's seat, wax, whack, whale, whomp