blighty

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“
I asked Not a blighty, I'm afraid," he answered A "blighty" is a much desired wound; one that sends a soldier back to England.

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  • They have taken the place of "blighty" and the rest of the picturesque synonyms that were uppermost a year or so ago.
  • But where do you get it isn't reflected in blighty? —  RealClimate
  • Drenched in critical acclaim and fan frenzy in the US, they remain relative unknowns in blighty. —  Artrocker -
  • Now, if we could get the Kindle in blighty I'd be a lot happier. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • Somewhere along the way she seems to have gotten eclipsed, at least when it comes to mainstream buzz: These days it's her fellow blighty songbird Amy Winehouse sticking around on the US pop charts, dominating the music-mag cover game, and nabbing nominations left and right. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
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