“让（某人）遭受残酷的恶作剧”，1850年，美国英语学生俚语，源自早期海上用语，意指“通过繁重的工作折磨、惩罚某人，让其从事不愉快且不必要的苦力”（1840年）。这个词可能来源于hawze，意为“恐吓、吓唬、困扰”（1670年代），源自法语haser，意为“刺激、烦扰”（15世纪中期），其具体来源尚不清楚。相关词汇：Hazed；hazing。
All hands were called to "come up and see it rain," and kept on deck hour after hour in a drenching rain, standing round the deck so far apart as to prevent our talking with one another, with our tarpaulins and oil-cloth jackets on, picking old rope to pieces or laying up gaskets and robands. This was often done, too, when we were lying in port with two anchors down, and no necessity for more than one man on deck as a look-out. This is what is called "hazing" a crew, and "working their old iron up." [Richard H. Dana, "Two Years before the Mast," 1840]
所有人都被叫上来“看看下雨”，在倾盆大雨中被迫留在甲板上，站得如此之远，以至于无法互相交谈。我们穿着防水布和油布外套，忙着拆解旧绳子，或者编织绑带和绳索。这种情况常常发生在我们停靠港口时，船上抛下两只锚，实际上只需要一个人作为瞭望。这个过程被称为“对船员进行恶作剧”，以及“磨练他们的旧铁”。[理查德·H·达纳，《海上两年》，1840年]
