blighty
noun
Often Blighty Britain, or specifically England, as one's home or native land.
blighties
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pluralof blighty.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Past our battery position there was passing a few prisoners and a procession of wounded—but mostly "blighties"; and I saw one sergeant with a German helmet.
From Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer by Hector MacQuarrie
