buck breaking

== English == === Etymology === buck (in derogatory US sense of a black man) + breaking (as in breaking a horse) === Noun === buck breaking (uncountable) (offensive) The act of publicly punishing a male slave, typically by flogging him, and in some cases subsequently sexually assaulting or raping him in front of other slaves, in order to humiliate him. [from 21st century] ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with break the buck.