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gatlopp.

a gauntlet, running the gauntlet (punishment which in Swedish military and civilian justice took the form of being lead one or more times between two rows of men and being struck on the bared back by each man with a cane when passing him, also figuratively)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a gauntlet, running the gauntlet (punishment which in Swedish military and civilian justice took the form of being lead one or more times between two rows of men and being struck on the bared back by each man with a cane when passing him, also figuratively)

    neuter
    att löpa/springa (historically also "ränna") gatlopp
    att löpa gatlopp i sociala medier
  2. one pass between the two rows of men

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish gatulop. Equivalent to gata + lopp.

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