"flog-bottomist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌflɒɡˈbɒtəmɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: flog-bottomists [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒtəmɪst Etymology: From flog + bottom (“buttocks”) + -ist. Etymology templates: {{af|en|flog|bottom|-ist|t2=buttocks}} flog + bottom (“buttocks”) + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} flog-bottomist (plural flog-bottomists)
  1. (UK, school slang, obsolete) A teacher or tutor with a propensity for caning students. Tags: UK, obsolete
    Sense id: en-flog-bottomist-en-noun-pl-QmqMJ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for flog-bottomist meaning in English (1.4kB)

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