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conchy

American

[kon-chee] / ˈkɒn tʃi /

Or conchie

noun

Slang: Often Disparaging.

conscientious objector.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

conchies

plural

Etymology

Origin of conchy

1915–20; conch- (shortening and respelling of conscientious ) + -y ²

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