1939 H. Ranfurly diary 12 Oct. To War With Whitaker (1994) 8: Dulcie made a tremendous fart, plunged forward and departed at a gallop with Whitaker clutching the saddle.at fart, n.
1940 H. Ranfurly diary 28 Feb. in To War With Whitaker (1994) 21: When I asked what Cairo was like he said, ‘A filthy, Frenchy, modern town – an ancient, elegant, primitive city’.at Frenchie, adj.
1941 H. Ranfurly diary 10 Apr. in To War With Whitaker (1994) 85: Doctor Moore says I have gyppy tummy and chicken pox.at gyppy tummy, n.
1941 H. Ranfurly diary 16 Nov. in To War With Whitaker (1994) 113: Maybe military high-ups don’t talk and listen enough to the young.at high-up, n.
1942 H. Ranfurly diary 2 Jan. To War With Whitaker (1994) 117: Your gear is still inferior to the enemy’s.at gear, n.
1942 H. Ranfurly diary 2 Jan. in To War With Whitaker (1994) 117: Too many senior officers are sitting on their arses at GHQ.at sit on one’s ass (v.) under sit on, v.
1942 H. Ranfurly diary 26 May in To War With Whitaker (1994) 131: I said it may become difficult to obtain elastic girdles and that bras are very dependent on elastic, but I dodged mentioning needs further south.at south, adj.
1942 H. Ranfurly diary 2 Jan. in To War With Whitaker (1994) 117: The trouble is your top brass are overconfident [...] your gear is still inferior to the enemy’s.at top brass (n.) under top, adj.
1943 H. Ranfurly diary 2 Dec. in To War With Whitaker (1994) 203: ‘Me,’ I replied and asked him to buzz off as I had work to do.at buzz off, v.
1944 H. Ranfurly diary 22 Oct. in To War With Whitaker (1994) 290: Ee, by goom I was in such a fuss.at by gum! (excl.) under gum, n.2
1944 H. Ranfurly diary 10 Mar. To War With Whitaker (1994) 219: He gave me billy hell.at billy hell (n.) under hell, n.
1944 H. Ranfurly diary 22 Oct. in To War With Whitaker (1994) 290: The missus will be over the moon.at over the moon (adj.) under moon, n.
1944 H. Ranfurly diary 19 Jan. in To War With Whitaker (1994) 213: American military police – called Snowdrops because of their white helmets – ask to see our passes incessantly.at snowdrop, n.