bastardry

American  

[bas-ter-dree] / ˈbæs tər dri /

noun

Australia and New Zealand.

1. unpleasant, often aggressive behavior.

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bastardry British  

/ ˈbæs-, ˈbɑːstədrɪ /

noun

1. slang  malicious or cruel behaviour

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Etymology

Origin of bastardry

1635–45, for earlier sense; bastard + -ry

Example Sentences

And the story so clearly leads in a direction where that bastardry could have been fully realized, in a way that would have given the film some real narrative power.

From The Verge

The criteria in these quizzes tend, for obvious reasons, to be broad enough to cover every behavioural trait from standard issue bastardry to trapped gas, and if you try hard enough you can apply them to anyone.

From The Guardian

And she was delivered of the Abbot Don Ferrando; the Pope was his godfather, and brought him up right honourably, and dispensed with his bastardry that he might hold any sacred dignity; and in process of time he was made an honourable Cardinal.

From Project Gutenberg