English Explanatory Dictionary

hatchetation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A violent protest against the drinking of alcohol in which the protester attacks the bar with a hatchet.

Word forms

hatchetation hatchetations

Etymology

From hatchet + -ation, coined by Carrie Nation (1846-1911) to describe her own acts of vandalism. Possibly a pun on agitation.

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