QUIZ: Can You Guess What The WWI Trench Slang Means?

Caroline Gawlik|History|10 Apr 2019

Blightly

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Retry Correct Incorrect The nickname “blightly” is actually derived from the Urdu word vilayati. It was first used when British troops were stationed in India but didn’t really catch on until soldiers started using it in WWI.
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Blightly

  • A word for a self-inflicted wound
  • A nickname for the British troops
  • An uncommonly brave act
  • Someone who is drunk
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