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nounconchy (plural conchies)
plural conchies · alternative conchie · alternative conshie
- slangA conscientious objector.
Some of the conchies were sent to the front as stretcher bearers.
2015, Matthew De Abaitua, If Then1 more example
‘'arf o' them snivellin' conshies back 'ome 'd fight like rats if they was cornered.’
1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 103
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