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- noun UK, military slang
Jam (syrup made from fruit boiled with sugar). - noun Australia, New Zealand, military slang A firing
position . - noun Australia, New Zealand, colloquial A
position orplace , especially one that isadvantageous .
Etymologies
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Unclear, perhaps from a southern African language; from late 19thC, revived during World War I.
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From position + -y (“diminutive suffix”), with spelling shift; variant of possie.
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