Definition
The British school practice where younger students performed chores and services for older, senior students; or the state of being exhausted.
Etymology
From the verb 'fag' (to work hard, to exhaust). The school practice was formalized in British public schools, particularly during the 19th century, though it dates back further.
Kelly Says
George Orwell wrote about being a 'fag' at his boarding school, and he portrayed it as formative but brutal—historians debate whether this system actually taught discipline and responsibility or just normalized power abuse among children.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንቀሳቀስ
men-kess-a-kess
BNবাংলা
নির্যাতন
nir-ya-ton
CACatalà
assetjar
as-set-jar
CSČeština
šikanování
shee-ka-no-va-nee
DEDeutsch
Mobbing
moh-bing
ELΕλληνικά
κακοποίηση
ka-ko-po-ee-seh
ESEspañol
acoso
ah-koh-soh
FISuomi
kiusaaminen
kiu-sa-a-men
FRFrançais
harcèlement
ahr-keh-lay-mahn
HEעברית
התעמרות
hit-e-ma-rot
HIहिन्दी
धमकाना
dham-ka-na
HUMagyar
tornyozás
tor-nyo-zaash
IDBahasa Indonesia
merendahkan
me-ren-dah-kan
ITItaliano
bullismo
boo-lis-moh
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
bra-p-rut
MSBahasa Melayu
merendahkan
me-ren-dah-kan
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြော
ska-ba-p-yaw
NLNederlands
pesten
pe-sten
PLPolski
hejtowanie
hey-toh-teh-nee
PTPortuguês
intimidação
in-ti-mi-da-sow
RORomână
hărțuire
har-tyu-reh
SVSvenska
mobbning
mob-ning
SWKiswahili
uchukizaji
oo-choo-kee-za-jee
TAதமிழ்
கலவரம்
ka-la-va-ram
THไทย
กลั่นแกล้ง
glon-gleng
TLTL
pang-aapi
pang-a-a-pi
VITiếng Việt
bully
boo-lee