Meanings
nountroopie (plural troopies)
plural troopies · alternative troepie
- South AfricaslanggovernmentA trooper; a private.
A troopie with a north-of-England accent says it would be just like taking a battalion of the IRA and sticking them in with the army in Ulster.
1983, David Caute, Under the Skin: The Death of White Rhodesia, page 1871 more example
As a troopie in the army with many friends in African units, it is an embarrassment to be called on to operate with these men to find I am paid more than those whose command I am under.
1977, Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, numbers 1841-1848, United States: Joint Publications Research Service, page 86
Rhymes & wordplay
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