- blighty wound
- nouna wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad• Hypernyms: ↑wound, ↑injury, ↑combat injury
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Blighty — ist eine englische Slang Bezeichnung für Großbritannien. Das Wort leitet sich aus dem Hindi Wort vilāyatī (विलायती; auch bilāyatī) ab, das wiederum über das Urdu aus dem Arabischen (arabisch ولاية ‚Wilaya‘) entlehnt wurde. Im… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Blighty — This article is about the slang term for Britain. For other uses, see Blighty (disambiguation). Blighty is a British English slang term for Britain, deriving from the Hindustani word vilāyatī (विलायती) (pronounced bilāti in many Indian dialects… … Wikipedia
blighty — a serious but not fatal wound Blighty, from the Hindi bilayati meaning foreign, became their home country for British servicemen abroad, and not just those serving in India: Thought we d see a bit of the place before we go back to… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Blighty — noun /ˈblaɪti/ a) Great Britain, Britain, or England, especially as viewed from abroad With such delights awaiting them only a few miles to the rear, its no wonder that men prayed for a “blighty” – a small wound that would not incapacitate them… … Wiktionary
blighty — /bluy tee/, n., pl. blighties. Brit. Slang. 1. (often cap.) England as one s native land; England as home: We re sailing for old Blighty tomorrow. 2. a wound or furlough permitting a soldier to be sent back to England from the front. 3. military… … Universalium
Blighty — /ˈblaɪti/ (say bluytee) noun 1. British Military Colloquial England. 2. World War I Colloquial a wound serious enough to get one sent back to England. Also, blighty. {Anglo Indian, from Hindi bilāyatī (now vilāyatī) foreign, European, from… …
Blighty — noun Brit. informal 1》 Britain or England, as used by soldiers serving abroad in the First and Second World Wars. 2》 military slang a wound suffered in the First World War, sufficiently serious to merit being shipped home to Britain. Origin first … English new terms dictionary
Million-dollar wound — A million dollar wound is military slang referring to a type of wound received in combat which is serious enough to get the person sent away from the fighting, but is not fatal, nor will it leave the person permanently crippled. This was… … Wikipedia
Self-inflicted wound — A self inflicted wound (SIW), is the act of harming oneself where there are no underlying psychological problems related to the self injury, but where the injurer wanted to take advantage of being injured.Reasons to self woundMost self inflicted… … Wikipedia
combat injury — noun a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat • Syn: ↑wound, ↑injury • Derivationally related forms: ↑wound (for: ↑wound) • Topics: ↑military, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
