Old Blighty

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Old Blighty

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Originally solely of Australian usage, from Blighty

proper noun

slang Great Britain, Britain, or England, especially as viewed from abroad They say there's a troopship just leaving Bombay. Bound for Old Blighty shore.
Similar: Blighty, Old Country, Old Dart

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@misc{old_blighty_2026,
  title = {Old Blighty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/old%20blighty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}