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bastardry

[ bas-ter-dree ]
/ ˈbæs tər dri /
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noun Australia and New Zealand.
unpleasant, often aggressive behavior.
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Origin of bastardry

1635–45, for earlier sense; bastard + -ry
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British Dictionary definitions for bastardry

bastardry
/ (ˈbɑːstədrɪ, ˈbæs-) /

noun
slang, mainly Australian malicious or cruel behaviour
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