Debag

/dɪˈbæɡ/ verb

Definition

To remove someone's trousers or underwear, often as a form of bullying or hazing, particularly in British schools.

Etymology

From prefix de- + bag (slang for trousers). This term originated in British English as school slang in the mid-20th century, describing a prank where students would forcibly remove another student's pants.

Kelly Says

Debag is a perfect example of how schoolyard bullying gets its own vocabulary—it's a real word in major dictionaries, which shows how certain cultural practices become so common they need names.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ችግር ለመፍትሄ
chig-er le-me-f-the
ARالعربية
إزالة الأخطاء
i-za-la al-akh-ta
BNবাংলা
ভুল নিরসন
bhul nir-os-on
CACatalà
eliminar errors
e-li-mi-nar er-rors
CSČeština
odstraňovat chyby
od-stra-no-vat chy-by
DADansk
fejlsøge
fejls-ø-ge
DEDeutsch
Fehler beheben
fer-ler bey-ben
ELΕλληνικά
διαχείριση σφαλμάτων
dia-che-ri-si sfal-maton
ESEspañol
deshacerse de
des-a-ser-se de
FAفارسی
رفع اشکال
raf-e as-khal
FISuomi
virheenkorjaus
vir-heen-kor-jaus
FRFrançais
déboguer
de-bɔg-er
GUGU
એરર દૂર કરો
e-rer du-ru kar-o
HAHA
tashigwa
ta-shi-gwa
HEעברית
הסרת באגים
ha-serat ba-agim
HIहिन्दी
डिबग
dib-ag
HUMagyar
hibakeresés
hib-a-ke-res-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
debug
di-bug
IGIG
kpachị ụgbọ
kap-chi ug-bo
ITItaliano
depurare
de-poo-ra-re
JA日本語
デバッグ
debaggu
KKKK
қателерді жою
qa-te-ler-di jo-yu
KMKM
កំ除បញ្ហា
kam-cheu-pan-hya
KO한국어
디버깅
dibeogi-ng
MRMR
त्रुटी दूर करा
tru-ti du-ur ka-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
debug
di-bug
MYမြန်မာ
အများအပြား
a-myar-a-ap-ya
NLNederlands
fout oplossen
fout op-lo-sen
NONorsk
feilsøke
fei-l-søk-e
PAPA
ਗਲਤੀ ਦੂਰ ਕਰੋ
gal-ti du-ur kar-o
PLPolski
usuwanie błędów
u-su-wa-nie błe-dów
PTPortuguês
depurar
de-poo-raar
RORomână
depana
de-pa-na
RUРусский
отлаживать
otlazhivat'
SVSvenska
felsöka
fel-so-ka
SWKiswahili
kurejesha makosa
ku-re-je-sha ma-ko-sa
TAதமிழ்
தவறுகளை நீக்கு
tava-ru-ka-lai ni-kku
TEతెలుగు
లోపాలను తొలగించండి
lo-pa-la-nu tho-la-gi-n-chan-di
THไทย
กำจัดข้อผิดพลาด
kam-jat cho-pit-plah-at
TLTL
alisin ng mga error
a-li-sin ng mga er-ror
TRTürkçe
hata ayıklamak
hata ay-ı-kla-mak
UKУкраїнська
виправляти помилки
vi-prav-lyat' po-mil-ky
URاردو
نقص کو دور کرنا
naq-s ko door kar-na
VITiếng Việt
gỡ lỗi
go-lo-i
YOYO
ṣeṣe àwọn àbà
she-she aw-on a-ba
ZH中文
调试
shībù
ZUZU
ukuthiwe
ku-thi-we

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