hazing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hazing
Example Sentences
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“I saw it as affectionate hazing and acceptance into the group.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
But Mr. Warsh knows this hazing is what he signed up for.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Other hazing methods approved by the department in recent years, such as electric fences with red flags attached that flutter in the wind, have done little to keep the wolves from their herds.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025
The best combat the campaigns could muster this lazy end-of-summer week was some mutual hazing about the terms of the long-scheduled Sept. 10 debate on ABC News.
From Slate • Aug. 31, 2024
We got the presidents of the sorority as our “big sisters,” which meant that throughout pledging, we escaped a lot of the hazing.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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