scopie

plural scopies

1. UKslanggovernmentAn aerospace systems operator (ASOp) or fighter controller (FC) in the Royal Air Force.

   Yup - Buchan scopie 75 - 77. What a good radar that was.

   1999 August 19, Roger G, “Type 80 Radar”, in uk.people.ex-forces (Usenet)

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   I always thought we were paid more BECAUSE of the boredom factor. Certainly the air traffic sections worked just the same shifts, and stood their turn at ground defence like us scopies so no cause for a scopie premium there !

   1999 February 24, Roger Gilmartin, “Leaving the RAF”, in uk.people.ex-forces (Usenet)

   I don't regret joining as a scopie even though I wanted to be a Telecomms techie!

   1999 March 1, Gordon Clark (author), “Re:Leaving the RAF”, in uk.people.ex-forces (Usenet)

   Perhaps this site is something to do with the Scopies at Boulmer?

   2000 February 23, Steve McNamara, “RAF Brownside”, in uk.rec.subterranea (Usenet)

1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of Skopje.

   In Scopie there are three Bulgarian schools; the two have about 60 scholars each, and the third, the largest of the three, has more than 100 scholars.

   1917, D. Misheff, The Truth About Macedonia, Pochon-Jent & Bühler, page 25