Meaning of Blighty | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Great Britain, Britain, or England, especially as viewed from abroad.
2. Synonym of Blighty one.
   slang
3. A locality in the Edward River council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.

Examples

“Before I knew it, 8 August had come⟳ around and our holiday was over. As my lovely little family headed for the airport to jump⟳ ship back to Blighty, I was on the road again with fresh legs.”

“Living in the US, I have⟳ always seized every opportunity to insist things are better in Blighty. But now both countries look⟳ ludicrous[.]”

“The ones who did get⟳ a good Blighty were returned to England.”

“Well maybe I'll have⟳ luck this time in the shape⟳ of a decent little “Blighty” as its^([sic]) the only way out of it for a while.”

“"Talk⟳ about Blighties——” He lifted his bandaged arm.”

“With such delights awaiting them only a few miles to the rear, it's no wonder⟳ that men prayed for a “blighty” – a small wound that would not incapacitate them for life, but would get⟳ them out of the line for a month or even a week. . . . a stray bullet pierced Moore's left foot. Moore cried out, not with pain, but with delight. ¶ “Oh,” he shouted, “it's a beauty, Vic! What a present⟳ from the Red Devil! It's a Blighty, I'll bet⟳ a dollar.””

“And after a short time with the West Yorkshires I came to see⟳ that discipline and spirit, even at my platoon level, led to fewer cases of minor ailments like⟳ colds and flu, to a substantial reduction in trench foot and to the total absence of suicides or deliberately provoked blighties.”

“'I don't want⟳ any of these blighties', Len Wilton concluded.”

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