flog-bottomist

English

Etymology

From flog +‎ bottom (“buttocks”) +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

Noun

flog-bottomist (plural flog-bottomists)

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