gimmoning
Punishing the local idiot.
This often occurs at set times, be they specific dates or times of day, depending on the location. The ritualistic hounding of the fool is steeped in history but enjoyed today by many societies.
This often occurs at set times, be they specific dates or times of day, depending on the location. The ritualistic hounding of the fool is steeped in history but enjoyed today by many societies.
Traditional cries such as "Fetch the Stick of Gimmon!" and "To the gimmoning pond!" would rally villagers, townspeople or housemates to the cause, and idiocy would know shame, fear, pain and spanktignation in roughly that order.
Stick of Gimmon
Any object used to punish the village idiot during a gimmoning.
Upon hearing the shout of "fetch the Stick of Gimmon!" Roderick grabbed the toilet brush and ran towards the screams.