blighty

name

1. Great Britain, Britain, or England, especially as viewed from abroad.

   “Before I knew it, 8 August had come around and our holiday was over. As my lovely little family headed for the airport to jump ship back to Blighty, I was on the road again with fresh legs.”

   “Living in the US, I have always seized every opportunity to insist things are better in Blighty. But now both countries look ludicrous[.]”

2. A locality in the Edward River council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.

noun

1. (slang)Synonym of Blighty one.

   “The ones who did get a good Blighty were returned to England.”

   “Well maybe I'll have luck this time in the shape of a decent little “Blighty” as its^([sic]) the only way out of it for a while.”

   “"Talk about Blighties——” He lifted his bandaged arm.”

2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Blighty.

   “With such delights awaiting them only a few miles to the rear, it's no wonder that men prayed for a “blighty” – a small wound that would not incapacitate them for life, but would get them out of the line for a month or even a week. . . . a stray bullet pierced Moore's left foot. Moore cried out, not with pain, but with delight. ¶ “Oh,” he shouted, “it's a beauty, Vic! What a present from the Red Devil! It's a Blighty, I'll bet a dollar.””

   “And after a short time with the West Yorkshires I came to see that discipline and spirit, even at my platoon level, led to fewer cases of minor ailments like colds and flu, to a substantial reduction in trench foot and to the total absence of suicides or deliberately provoked blighties.”

   “'I don't want any of these blighties', Len Wilton concluded.”