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flog-bottomist

UK/ˌflɒɡˈbɒtəmɪst/

flog-bottomist noun: a teacher or tutor with a propensity for caning students.

Noun

flog-bottomist (plural flog-bottomists)

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

Forms of flog-bottomist

pluralflog-bottomists

Origin of flog-bottomist

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

Questions about flog-bottomist

What does flog-bottomist mean?
Flog-bottomist means a teacher or tutor with a propensity for caning students.
What part of speech is flog-bottomist?
Flog-bottomist is a noun.
How do you pronounce flog-bottomist?
Flog-bottomist is pronounced /ˌflɒɡˈbɒtəmɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of flog-bottomist?
The plural of flog-bottomist is flog-bottomists.

Words near flog-bottomist in the dictionary

  1. flog someone round the fleet
  2. flog the bishop
  3. flog the clock
  4. flog the dolphin
  5. flog the log
  6. flog-bottomist
  7. flog-bottomists
  8. floggable
  9. flogged
  10. flogged a dead horse
  11. flogged a dead pony

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