Blighty one

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wound that is relatively minor, but sufficiently severe that one will be sent to the hospital in England.

Word forms

Blighty one Blighty ones

Etymology

From the fact that such a wound would have one be sent back to England (Blighty).

Synonyms

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