demob
Americanverb
noun
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short for demobilization See demobilization
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( as modifier )
a demob suit
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a soldier who has been demobilized
Etymology
Origin of demob
First recorded in 1915–20; originally short for demobilize
Example Sentences
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Back in the UK, he acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting and Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2022
It should be noted that Australia were demob happy by then.
From The Guardian • Aug. 29, 2014
The 21-year-old left the Royal Flying Corps at the end of World War I and used his demob money to buy surplus food from the Army and sell it from a barrow in Hackney.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2013
After demob, he divided his time between repertory and the West End before his television comedy career took off in 1960 with Michael Bentine's frenetic It's a Square World.
From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2013
We were going in the right direction and demob was in sight.
From Coming of Age: 1939-1946 by Cox, John
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