dedovshchina
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Russian дедовщи́на (dedovščína), literally “reign of old-timers”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dedovshchina (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
[edit]Translations
[edit]bullying in the Soviet/Russian army
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