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Word: lowerclassmen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Leaning out into the dark dormitory hallway at Britain's most celebrated public (i.e., private) school, an 18-year-old senior, dressed in the school's uniform of pinstripe trousers and morning coat, yells loudly: "Boy, up!" Before the echoes can die away, ten lowerclassmen, aged 12 and 13, scramble up the stairwell, tails flapping. Inevitably, one boy arrives last. His punishment: a trip to the store to buy an egg for the senior...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Eton Bids Farewell to Fagging | 5/26/1980 | See Source »

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