Blighty one
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Blighty one
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From the fact that such a wound would have one be sent back to England (Blighty).
noun Blighty ones
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A wound that is relatively minor, but sufficiently severe that one will be sent to the hospital in England.
Though my thoughts did not formulate themselves so clearly or so crudely at the time, I had a “Blighty” one, that sort of wound that all the soldiers sighed and sang for (“Take me back to dear old Blighty”), and my platoon, in which I had taken much pride, could now look after itself.
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title = {Blighty one},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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