throughgoing
throughgoing · throughgoings
A scolding; a severe reprimand or reproofA scolding; a severe reprimand or reproof.
Meaning
1 senses(Scotland, dialectal)A scolding; a severe reprimand or reproof.
Origin
From through- + going. Compare thoroughgo, Scots throuchganging, Old English þurhgān, þurhFrom through- + going. Compare thoroughgo, Scots throuchganging, Old English þurhgān, þurhgangan (“to go through, penetrate”). More at through, go.
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