bourrage de crâne

French

Etymology

From bourrer le crâne +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ʁaʒ də kʁan/ ~ /bu.ʁaʒ də kʁɑn/

Noun

bourrage de crâne m (usually uncountable, plural bourrages de crâne)

1. (historical) the pro-war propaganda used during World War 1 in France designed to maintain morale of the local population
2. (by extension) brainwashing