dedovshchina

English

Etymology

From Russian дедовщи́на (dedovščína), literally “reign of old-timers”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪdəvˈʃːinə/, /-dəf-/

Noun

dedovshchina (uncountable)

1. Hazing, the informal system of subjection and abuse of new junior conscripts, formerly in the Soviet Armed Forces and today in the Russian, Ukrainian, etc. armed forces.

   Synonym: grandfatherism

Related terms

• ded, a person who inflicts dedovshchina
• petushit, use of male rape in the Russian armed forces to establish and enforce an informal hierarchy or pecking order

Translations

bullying in the Soviet/Russian army

• Belarusian: дзедаўшчы́на f (dzjedaŭščýna)
• Czech: dědovščina f
• Dutch: dedovsjtsjina f
• Finnish: simputus (fi)
• French: dedovchtchina (fr) f
• German: Dedowschtschina f
• Italian: dedovščina f
• Japanese: デドフシナ (dedofushina)
• Kazakh: әлімжеттік (älımjettık)
• Korean: 데도브시나 (dedobeusina)
• Lithuanian: dedovščina f
• Polish: diedowszczyna f, fala (pl) f
• Portuguese: dedovshchina f
• Russian: дедовщи́на (ru) f (dedovščína)
• Spanish: dedovshchina f
• Ukrainian: дідівщи́на f (didivščýna)