dedovshchina

English

Etymology

From Russian дедовщи́на (dedovščína), literally “grandfatherism”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʲɪdɐfˈɕːinə/

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.

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