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[UK] B.E.F. Times 1 Dec. (2006) 131/2: Leave the Tommy alone Mr. James So-and-Such.
at so-and-so, n.
[UK] Wipers Times 20 Mar. (2006) 46: For Sale. The Salient Estate [...] Apply for particulars, etc., to Thomas, Atkins, Sapper & Co.
at Tommy Atkins, n.
[UK] Wipers Times 12 Feb. (2006) 3/1: Things We want Know [...] Why the dug-out of a certain Big Man is so much affected by subalterns of tender years.
at big man (n.) under big, adj.
[UK] Poison Gas Feb. I :1 7: Why the blazes can’t the jugginses who make these things make some that will light?
at how the blazes! (excl.) under blazes, n.
[UK] ‘New Church’ Times 29 May (2006) 89/1: 1.5 a.m. – People rush in to remind me that I am orderly ‘bloke’.
at bloke, n.
[UK] Somme-Times 31 July (2006) 119/2: The Kaiser once said at Peronne / That the Army we’d got was ‘no bon.’.
at no bon, adj.
[UK] Wipers Times 6 Mar. (2006) 29/2: Bertie, the boss-eyed boot boy.
at boss-eyed, adj.
[UK] Wipers Times 6 Mar. (2006) 29/1: ‘Bother!’ ejaculated Pink.
at bother!, excl.
[UK] Somme-Times 31 July (2006) 118/2: We’ll dance some rather dinky fox-trot steps.
at dinky, adj.1
[UK] Poison Gas Feb. 1:1 12: We have excellent grounds for believing that Esau did the dirty on his brother Jacob with a similar concoction.
at do someone the dirty (v.) under dirty, n.
[UK] Somme-Times 31 July (2006) 117/1: By the time [...] I took my stand, he’d forgotten all about our little do.
at do, n.
[UK] ‘New Church’ Times 22 May (2006) /2: I shall dine / At 8.15 pip emma.
at pip emma, n.
[UK] Kemmel Times 3 July (2006) 107/2: Is he [...] writing to fairies he never showed me.
at fairy, n.1
[UK] Wipers Times 20 Mar. (2006) 44/2: Fokker. The name given by all infantry officers and men to any aeroplane that flies at a great height.
at fucker, n.
[UK] ‘New Church’ Times 29 May (2006) 86: Buy One of Our Up-to-date 17in Proof Funk-holes. Nobody Should Be Without One.
at funkhole (n.) under funk, n.2
[UK] ‘New Church’ Times 22 May (2006) 75/1: Some citizen of Wipers who stood not on the order of his going, but got.
at get, v.
[UK] Kemmel Times 3 July (2006) 107/2: In what O.P. do his gig-lamps shine?
at gig-lamps, n.
[UK] ‘New Church’ Times 29 May (2006) 93: Topping little girlies who loved the Brighton Métropole for occasional weekends.
at girlie, n.
[UK] ‘New Church’ Times 17 Apr. (2006) 53/1: Groom, turn the hairy out to grass!
at hairy, n.1
[UK] Somme-Times 31 July (2006) 118/2: And what a silly place to kiss . . . . we’re very hot in England now!
at hot, adj.
[UK] ‘New Church’ Times 8 May (2006) 66/2: How those bangs give me the hump.
at give someone the hump (v.) under hump, n.1
[UK] ‘New Church’ Times 29 May (2006) 93/1: His Hunny bosom swathed in last year’s soiled pattern blouse.
at Hun, adj.
[UK] Somme-Times 31 July (2006) 115/1: Two or three friends [...] are thinking of [...] settling down immediately they get back from Hunland.
at Hun, adj.
[UK] Wipers Times 20 Mar. (2006) 41/1: He did not roar / For Hunnish gore.
at Hun, adj.
[UK] Wipers Times 6 Mar. (2006) 27/2: A celebrated firm of commission agents took the knock.
at take the knock (v.) under knock, n.1
[UK] Wipers Times 20 Mar. (2006) 42/2: Chumley Marchbanks, the knut of Bond Street.
at knut, n.
[UK] Wipers Times 20 Mar. (2006) 40/1: ‘Oh, strike me lucky!’ – then replied / The private very sore.
at strike me lucky! (excl.) under strike me...!, excl.
[UK] Somme-Times 31 July (2006) 118/2: Tres moutarde, if you understand her, / Is Cousin Blanche of ‘The Bystander.’.
at mustard, n.
[UK] B.E.F. Times 1 Dec. (2006) 132/1: Our Splendid New Serial. ‘Narpoo Rum.’.
at napoo, adj.
[UK] B.E.F. Times 1 Dec. (2006) 135: Drop a P.C. and our Mr. Jarrie will call on you.
at p.c., n.
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