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Alleyman

Noun CEFR B2
ˈa.li.mən

Definitions

A German, especially during the First World War.

historical, slang

Examples

Take me over the sea, where the Alleyman can't get at me. Oh my, I don't want to die, I want to go home.”
“In the trenches the men of both races shared their cigarettes and rum rations, and exchanged the most impossible yarns of what they had done, or would do, to the 'Alleyman!'”
“"Why don't the naval guns fire back?" "They only fire when the Alleyman attacks, mate."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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