-bashing

-bashing

adj combining form, n combining form

informal

a. indicating a malicious attack on members of a particular group: queer-bashing; union-bashing.

b. indicating any of various other activities: Bible-bashing; spud-bashing; square-bashing.

-basher n combining form

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Translations

-bashing

[-bæʃɪŋ] suffix
union-bashing → campagne f de dénigrement contre les syndicats
Paki-bashing (= racial attacks) → ratonnade f
queer-bashing brutalités ou expéditions punitives contre des homosexuels

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-bashing

suf (inf) Paki-/queer-bashing (physical) → Überfälle pl → auf Pakistaner/Schwule, Pakistaner-/Schwulenklatschen nt (inf); Tory-bashing (verbal) → das Schlechtmachen or Heruntermachen (inf) → der Konservativen ? Bible-bashing

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