flog-bottomist

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From flog +‎ bottom (buttocks) +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

flog-bottomist (plural flog-bottomists)

  1. (UK, school slang, obsolete) A teacher or tutor with a propensity for caning students.