"Blighty one" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Blighty ones [plural]
Etymology: From the fact that such a wound would have one be sent back to England (Blighty). Etymology templates: {{m|en|Blighty}} Blighty Head templates: {{en-noun}} Blighty one (plural Blighty ones)
  1. (military slang) A wound that is relatively minor, but sufficiently severe that one will be sent to the hospital in England. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Blighty_one-en-noun-bKS3hiJn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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