dedovshchina
English
editEtymology
editFrom Russian дедовщи́на (dedovščína), literally “reign of old-timers”.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdedovshchina (uncountable)
- Hazing, the informal system of subjection and physical or sexual abuse of new junior conscripts, formerly in the Soviet Armed Forces and contemporarily in the Russian, Ukrainian, etc. armed forces.
- Synonym: grandfatherism
Related terms
editTranslations
editbullying in the Soviet/Russian army
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