bizutage

hazing

noun bee-zu-TAZH Rare

Also means

initiation rite

Usage Note

Bizutage refers to initiation rituals inflicted on new students or recruits, often involving humiliation. It was officially banned in France in 1998 (loi anti-bizutage), though it persists informally in some grandes écoles and military contexts. The verb is bizuter and the victim is le bizut or la bizute.

Examples

"Le bizutage est interdit dans les universités françaises."

Natural Translation

Hazing is forbidden in French universities.

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