no names, no pack drill

phrase

Not mentioning the names of miscreants to prevent them from getting into trouble.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. Not mentioning the names of miscreants to prevent them from getting into trouble.

    No way. I told you at the start. No names, no fucking pack-drill.

    2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 290

Origin

Of military origin; see drill (“military exercise”).

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Cite this entry
APA

no names, no pack drill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20names%2C%20no%20pack%20drill

MLA

“no names, no pack drill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20names%2C%20no%20pack%20drill. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no names, no pack drill,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20names%2C%20no%20pack%20drill.

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