"brown job" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brown jobs [plural]
Etymology: From the colour of the uniform, and slang job (“thing”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|job||thing}} job (“thing”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} brown job (plural brown jobs)
  1. (UK, air force slang, dated) A member of the army. Tags: UK, dated
    Sense id: en-brown_job-en-noun-Zsi~DHBA Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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