conchy
Americannoun
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conchies
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of conchy
1915–20; conch- (shortening and respelling of conscientious ) + -y 2
Example Sentences
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In June, Selective Service will start giving some 60 conchies the stiff Army and Marine parachute training course.
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What they got, from the "conchies," was a sustained, conscientious effort that has lifted mental-hospital standards throughout the country.
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England's treatment of her "conchies" is in strong contrast with France's.
From Time Magazine Archive
Recent cracks by and to "conchies": > A Glasgow applicant: "The Bible and Tolstoy led me to the conclusion that war is sinful and futile."
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Out of 300,000 young men of conscription age, 4,338 "conchies" had registered.
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