WAR SLANG.
SHORT LIFE EXPECTED. LONDON. Dec. 16. Philologists regard as ephemera] all the war slang additions to the popular dictionaries, with the exception of the word “camouflage.” Tho French Academy considers “poilu” an unworthy synonym (or the heroic French soldier, but is likely to incorporate “Boche” as a term of contempt earned during the war.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19191231.2.45
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1712, 31 December 1919, Page 5
Word Count
56WAR SLANG. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1712, 31 December 1919, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.