adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who inflicts dedovshchina (a kind of hazing ritual). slang
2. 2
   Initialism of Dutch elm disease. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
3. 3
   a doctor's degree in education wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Alternative form of dead. alt-of, alternative, colloquial, especially, humorous, nonstandard

Synonyms

All synonyms

doctor of educationdoctor of educationedd

Etymology

From Russian military slang дед (ded, “soldiers after their third or fourth half-year of compulsory military service”, literally “grandfather”).

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