rookierites

/ˈrʊkiˌraɪts/nounVerified New

The initiation customs imposed on new members of a team, and their negotiated softening over time.

Formal hazing has been curtailed in most organizations, but the appetite for earning membership persists in tamer forms: rookie duties, costume days, karaoke obligations. Rookierites are now litigated in group chats before they are performed in locker rooms.

Etym. — rookie + rites: passage rituals with the theology removed but the hierarchy intact.

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