dedovshchina

== English == === Etymology === From Russian дедовщи́на (dedovščína), literally “reign of old-timers”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪdəvˈʃːinə/, /-dəf-/ === Noun === 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 ==== ded petukh ==== Translations ====