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Slang term for Great Britain
Here in good old Blighty however, the weather's not so good.
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A slang term for england used by english troops serving abroad
There are blighty troops abroad
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Some stuffy old English word that toffs use. Comes from around the time of the Boer War and WWI.
1) Oooh I do love good ol Blighty.
2) The weather over here in Blighty is awful!
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A nickname for London. According to my friend, a life-long resident and of Hindu origins, it is from the Hindi for 'overseas' - 'vilaiyat'.
Gotta nip back to Ol' Blighty to see me Mum for her birthday.
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To develop an illness or sustain an inury, possibly self inflicted, which will preclude you from work, but you can still enjoy a rich and varied social life.
Orginates from the 1914-18 War, when reluctant English soldiers would shoot themselves in the foot, to get returned to Blighty, or Great Britan, and invalided out of the Army.
Hangovers can count if passed of as food poisoning
-I intend to get so drunk tonight I will phone in sick tomorrow
-Oh really, are you about to Take a Blighty?
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1. A war wound which was not serious enough to kill or maim but was serious enough for the soldier to be sent home or to blighty. Also known as a million-dollar wound these could sometimes be self-inflicted for example a soldier shooting himself in the foot.
2. The damage inflicted on the UK by Brexit.
The UK has really shot itself in the foot with Brexit, it's a real Blighty Wound.
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