The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-19
WAR SLANG WOULD
MAKE MR.. WEBSTER
A LOT MORE WORK
BY GEORGE MARTIN.

Washington, Dec. 19.-f Doctor
Johnson and Noah Webster could
only see their dictionary now. War
is somewhat of a word maker itself;
and has sprinkled enough strange
language thru the worlds CONVERSE
ton to make both those bright lights
of learning lay down between A and
and give up the alphabet.
Herewith is a list of new trench
langua ge words Most of them came
from the French originally, but what
has been done to them by the Brit
ish Tommy along the way is a sin.
have been min3ling in the scrap for a
year or SO this list will be obsolete.
We have beginning with:
ABRI-A shelter.
ACE of the Air-A flying man who has
brought down five enemy machines.
An EMMA-Afternoon.
ANZAcS-Troops from Australia and New
ARBT@An Algerian soldier.
ARCHIES-Anti-1ircr guns.
BANTAM soldier under foot s.
BARRAGE-A curtain of shell-fire, of
which here are variations such as Box
Barrage, Jumping Barrage, Creeping
BIFFIN-French slang for Doughboy.
BIG WILLIE-The Kaiser.
BILLET+Soldier3 quarters.
BILLET d-HOSPITAL-A hospital card
with a mans personal and trench his
BLACK MARIA-Big smoke screen shells.
BLESSE-A wounded man.
BLIGHTY-An Indian word meaning
home" or England" corrupted to apply
t to anything that will take a soldier away
BLUE Devils ALPINE Chasseurs
BOARDWALK-Brush and timber over
BoCHE-A German soldier, corrupted from
the French ''caboche'' meaning numb
BODY sNATCHERS-Snip
BOLSHEVlkI-Russia revolutionary an
BoULET-French slang for a job or meal
Observation-Disclosures i-commoners.
BRANCARDIER-Fren for stretcher
BRUsH.-A German bomb that looks like
a hairbrush.
BJLLY-Canned beef
Observation-Disclosures of a non-eomm mission
ed officer to the ranks.
BUSY BERTHA-A 42-eentimeter shell.
tionaries who were influential with the
former car and c5arina.
CAMEL BRIGADE-British soldiers desig
alton for the infantry on account of the
appearance that the heavy pack gives
CAMION-A military truck.
CAMOUFLAGE-FaEin A make believe.
CARRY Onto go ahead.
CAUtIFLOWER-A special shell with
small wings fired from a trench cannon
especially for breaking down barbed wire.
CAVE NOUTE-Safety cellar for protection
from airplane bombs.
c. C. S.-Casualty cleaning station.
CLERICALS-A Russian political faction
representing the Orthodox Greek church.
Were strong defenders Of the car.
COAL BOXES-Shells from trench mortars.
COMMUNIQUE-An official report given
out by the French government
CONGREGATION OF THE ARCHANGEL
ST. MICHAEL-A semi-religious reac-
tionary. Russian society formed in sup
port Of the car.
CONSOLIDATING A POsITIoN-The pre-
paration of recently captured ground
against a counter attack.
CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATS - The
most Influential Liberty party for ships.
CONVOY-Naval escort for ships.
COOKS TOUR-An official trip over a bat
tie ground under the guidance of scouts
for the benefit of officers and non-com-
fnissioned officers of a newly arrived
army.
COUNTER ATTACK-An effort to recover
a recently lost position.
CRATER-Hole made by a high explosive
shell.
CROIX DE GUERRA French decora-
ton for bravery.
CROIX ROUGE (FRENCH-Red Cross.
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