blighty
Americannoun
plural
blighties-
Often Blighty Britain, or specifically England, as one's home or native land.
We're sailing for old Blighty tomorrow.
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a wound or furlough permitting a soldier to be sent back to Britain from the front.
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military leave.
noun
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England; home
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Also called: a blighty one. a slight wound that causes the recipient to be sent home to England
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leave in England
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noun
Etymology
Origin of blighty
First recorded in 1885–90; from Hindi bilāyatī “the country (i.e., Great Britain),” variant of wilāyatī vilayet
Example Sentences
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Next up for Westwood is 49-year-old Richard Bland of England, whom he has known for 30 years dating to their time on the junior circuit in blighty.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2022
Jukebox Jack: That's all I wanted to wake up to, a report that showed England hadn't left all their heart and fight back in blighty.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2021
A blighty wound was a wound sufficiently serious to merit being sent home, and one might also be hit by a blighty bullet inflicting such a wound.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2014
Therefore Lord Elgin was quite within his rights to bring them back to blighty and the Greeks can moan all they like but the marbles are not leaving the museum while I'm in charge.
From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2010
Müller explains that he has a flesh wound in his thigh; a good blighty.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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