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Abbreviations used in this list:

 

abbr. abbreviation

ad. adoption

adj. adjective

cont. contraction

der. derived from

n noun

phr. phrase

v verb

 

 

 

 

Earwig

 

Listen, overhear.

 

 

 

Ear ‘ole

 

See ‘Earwig’.

 

 

 

Eating irons

n sl.

Cutlery; knives, forks, spoons.

 

 

 

Egg banjo

 

Fried egg between two thick slices of bread.

 

 

 

EMERs

abbr.

Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Regulations; REME regulations that apply to workshop practice.

 

 

 

Erk

n sl.

Derogatory reference for a RAF lowest rank aircraftsman.

 

 

 

Exercise

n

In military parlance, field manoeuvres (see Scheme).

 

 

 

Eyes like chapel hat pegs

 

Showing a remarkable degree of surprise, astonishment, or terror.

 

 

 

Eyes like piss-holes in the snow

 

Graphic description of one’s ocular appearance the morning after a serious piss-up.