granny-bashing

noun

assault or abuse of elderly persons.

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Meanings

noungranny-bashing (uncountable)
  1. idiomaticuncountableassault or abuse of elderly persons.

    But it also tackles problems like granny bashing and the overprescribing of drugs to elderly patients.

    1979, Voluntary Action
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    There are many factors that militate against healthy living and contribute to family conflict, which may result in child abuse, wife battering, granny bashing, teenage runaways, mental disturbance or substance abuse.

    1988, Nursing Times
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