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noun, feminine

brimade

/bʁi.mad/

noun, feminine/bʁi.mad/plural: brimades

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

Synonyms: bizutage

From brimer + -ade.