Ragging
Pronunciation: /ˈɹæɡɪŋ/
Ragging (noun)
- playful or annoying teasing of new students by older ones, often in schools or colleges.
- harsh or humiliating initiation rituals for newcomers, especially in educational settings.
Examples
- The new students experienced some ragging from their seniors.
- Ragging often involves playful teasing among classmates.
Common collocations: experience ragging, end ragging, ragging incident, harsh ragging, initiate through ragging