brimade
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brimade f (plural brimades)
- a hazing, some test which seniors impose on newbies in (para) military units, school, etc. by way of initiation
- a punishment which an educator imposes on a child, consisting in some privation
- a measure or treatment which is pointlessly hurtful
Synonyms edit
- (initiation test): bizutage
References edit
- “brimade” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Further reading edit
- “brimade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.