meidenvenijn

Dutch

Etymology

From meid (“girl, gal”) +‎ -en- +‎ venijn (“venom, malice”).

Noun

meidenvenijn n (uncountable)

  1. the phenomenon of social conflict among girls (manifesting as e.g. bullying, malicious gossip and exclusion), viewed from the perspectives of pedagogy and education
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