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So-called because it looked like a sausage!)  \nDud A shell which didn’t explode  \nCrump The sound a shell made when it  \nlanded  \nFunk and Windy  \nWays of avoiding saying afraid or frightening  \nSnapshot  \nA speedily aimed rifle shot at a target which was likely to disappear very quickly  \nAT HOME  \nThe war didn’t just affect those at the front…  \nConchie  \nA conscientious objector – someone who objected to military service for religious or moral reasons  \nDORA  \nDefence of the Realm Act – a law about how civilians had to behave, including restrictions on lighting and a ban on communicating with the enemy  \nTank Bank  \nA way of promoting war savings to raise money – boroughs which had raised the most money at the end of the war were given a full-sized tank to display locally  \nNo Man’s Land  \nPiece of land between two territories which is a no-go area  \nTERMS FOR DYING  \nWatching your friends die was hard, and often saying they‘had died’ felt too harsh or final. As a result, a whole host of phrases for saying that someone had died were used:  \nBuzzed Get done in Knocked out Number’s up Snuff it  \nTopped off Written off Pushing up daisies Finished  \nNapoo (from French il n’y a plus)  \nCopping it Hop it Loaf o’bread Scuppered Stonkered Wiped out Gone West Empty None left  \nBody snatcher Trench Fever  \nTrench Foot  \nBlighty  \nTrenchitis  \nILLNESS  \nA stretcher bearer  \nHigh fever and body pains Rotting feet, contracted from the cold and wet in the trenches – often so bad you had to be sent back home Slang for England – from bilati, meaning‘foreign’ in Hindi  \nA combination of being fedup and homesickness  \nHINDI WORDS FROM THE INDIAN ARMY ADOPTED BY THE BRITISH  \nBondook, bandook, budook Chokey (chauki)  \nDixie (degchi)  \nBoberje, bomerjee (bawarchi) Khaki (khak)  \nPuttee (patti)  \nA rifle  \nA lock-up, prison, watch-house  \nHuge ration cookpot  \nCook  \nDust (the colour of the kit!)  \nBandage – coverings that wound around a soldier’s calf for protection and support. If they were too tight, they could cause Trench Foot by cutting off circulation to the feet!  \nMIA  \nMissing in Action. This was the official term for men who couldn’t be accounted for (might be dead, taken prisoner, separated from the regiment etc.)  \nSomewhere in France  \nSoldiers’ letters were censored, so they had to be secretive about where they were fighting  \nHun or Jerry  \nNames for the Germans  \nIN THE TRENCHES  \nGoing over the top Parapet  \nSap  \nDug – Out  \nCubby hole or funk hole Soldier’s best friend Four by Two  \nUp the Line  \nGoing over the parapet to fight  \nMound of earth in front of the trench on the enemy side  \nSmall ditch or trench dug from the front line leading into No-Man’s Land  \nShelter or underground dwelling associated with the trenches  \nAlternative names for dug-out Rifle  \n2 portions of 4 inch wide flannel strips for cleaning your rifle  \nWhen soldiers were moved from the rear to the frontline  \nLIVING CONDITIONS IN THE TRENCHES  \nFags  \nCigarettes  \nA duck’s breakfast  \nA face wash and drink of water  \nBully Beef  \nCorned beef in tins  \nChats  \nBody Lice and the way they were removed by running a candle flame along the seams of clothes  \nSLANG FOR DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF THE ARMY  \nWhite Feather  \nBloke  \nSapper  \nTommy Aitkins Brass hats/Red tabs  \nWash out  \nThe Kings Shilling  \nGiven by ladies to men who hadn’t signed up as a symbol of cowardice The Captain, or how a batsman would refer to his officer  \nA military engineer, or someone who dug trenches  \nAn affectionate name for a man in the trenches  \nStaff officers – a satirical name","cbCaig0xTuevUqzx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaig0xTuevUqzx","pdf",537706,"English","# TERMS FOR BOMBS\n# TERMS FOR DYING\n# ILLNESS\n# HINDI WORDS FROM THE INDIAN ARMY ADOPTED BY THE BRITISH\n# MIA AND CENSORSHIP\n# IN THE TRENCHES\n# LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE TRENCHES\n# SLANG FOR DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF THE ARMY","[{\"question\":\"What does the document explain about how the war affected language?\",\"answer\":\"It describes how soldiers and civilians created new vocabulary to describe daily realities of the war, including bombs, fear, death, illness, and trench life.\"},{\"question\":\"What are some examples of euphemisms for death and dying?\",\"answer\":\"It lists phrases such as Buzzed, Get done in, Knocked out, Number’s up, Snuff it, Topped off, Written off, Pushing up daisies, and Gone West.\"},{\"question\":\"Which wartime terms are included for trench life and locations?\",\"answer\":\"It includes terms such as Going over the top, Parapet, Sap, Dug-Out, funk hole/cubby hole, No Man’s Land, Shelter or underground dwelling, and alternative names for dug-out.\"}]","FIRST WORLD WAR TERMS | PDF",1790885941]