"blighty" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blighties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blighty (plural blighties)
  1. Alternative form of Blighty Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Blighty
    Sense id: en-blighty-en-noun-zGAJlKzt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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