padawan braid
A padawan braid is like a stupid badge of shame. When you're done training, someone takes a lightsaber and slices it off, which is the most dramatic way to say 'you're not a padawan anymore.'
My braid was cut off by my master because I cried when I failed a test.
The council sliced my braid because I said 'dark side' too much.
My braid got chopped off because I messed up my lightsaber form.