brimade

French

Etymology

From brimer +‎ -ade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁi.mad/
• Homophone: brimades
• Hyphenation: bri‧made

Noun

brimade f (plural brimades)

1. a hazing, some test which seniors impose on newbies in (para) military units, school, etc. by way of initiation
2. a punishment which an educator imposes on a child, consisting in some privation
3. a measure or treatment which is pointlessly hurtful

Synonyms

• (initiation test): bizutage

References

• “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

• “brimade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012