Meanings
nounflog-bottomist (plural flog-bottomists)
plural flog-bottomists
- UKobsoleteschool slangA teacher or tutor with a propensity for caning students.
Origin
From flog + bottom (“buttocks”) + -ist.
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flog-bottomist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flog-bottomist
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“flog-bottomist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flog-bottomist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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