conchy

English

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Etymology

Abbreviation.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒn.t͡ʃi/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑn.t͡ʃi/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒntʃi

Noun

conchy (plural conchies)

  1. (slang) A conscientious objector.
    • 1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 103:
      ‘'arf o' them snivellin' conshies back 'ome 'd fight like rats if they was cornered.’
    • 2015, Matthew De Abaitua, If Then:
      Some of the conchies were sent to the front as stretcher bearers.
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