conchy

or con·chie

[ kon-chee ]

noun,plural con·chies.Slang: Often Disparaging.
  1. conscientious objector.

Origin of conchy

1
1915–20; conch- (shortening and respelling of conscientious) + -y2

word story For conchy

This term is military slang dating back to World War I.

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How to use conchy in a sentence

  • "Must 'ave been twins or conchies," was Bindle's explanation of the phenomenon.

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  • There were dens in the town of Angora where Christian deserters—Conchies, perhaps—were kept, sometimes in chains.