throughgoing
English
Alternative forms
- through-going
Etymology
From through- + going. Compare thoroughgo, Scots throuchganging, Old English þurhgān, þurhgangan (“to go through, penetrate”). More at through, go.
Noun
throughgoing (plural throughgoings)
- (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) A scolding; a severe reprimand or reproof.
Synonyms
- throughganging