A Dictionary of RAF Slang

Eric Partridge (1894-1979) was a New Zealand lexicographer of the English language. He served in the Australian infantry during WWI, during which time he developed an interest in military slang. In 1945, he wrote The Dictionary of RAF Slang after working for the air force, and wrote a total of over forty books about the English language over the course of his lifetime.Drop your visiting cards, put aside your beer-lever, stop being a half-pint hero and discover the gloriously funny slang which wa