In my time, they were called "licks". I, and my entire jr. high gym class, got
two licks each from the muscle-bound PED-using gym teacher because some boy in my gym class supposedly made some inappropriate comment to the girls' gym class. So, because no one fessed up to making that comment, every boy in the class got two licks. If only Borg had taught my gym class about standing up and accepting the consequences for your actions, I would've gone through elementary and secondary school "swatless".