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ded.

A person who inflicts dedovshchina (a kind of hazing ritual).

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A person who inflicts dedovshchina (a kind of hazing ritual).

    slang
Where this word comes from

From Russian military slang дед (ded, “soldiers after their third or fourth half-year of compulsory military service”, literally “grandfather”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.