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by simonh
344 days ago
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Chintzy for rather twee flowery patterns. The British Army uses a bazillion Indian words. Khaki for pale tan. I think it means dust in Urdu? Basha for your shelter of a tarpaulin usually suspended from a bush by... Bungees - stretchy rubber ropes with hooks at the end. Pukka - proper, the real deal. (Although nowadays good kit is referred to as Gucci) Dumdums - bullets cut at the tip so they break up on impact. Named after the arms factory at Dumdum. |
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Bungalow - a house in the Bengal style.