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stripey|ˈstraɪpɪ|
[f. stripe n.3 + -y6 (in sense 2, ad. Afrikaans strepie): cf. stripy a.]
1. Naval slang. A long-service able seaman; one with good-conduct stripes.
1942Gen 1 May 42/1 ‘What's the buzz, Stripey?’.. ‘Dunno,’ curtly responded the Bosun's Mate. 1945‘Tackline’ Holiday Sailor i. 8 Stripey was a small, middle-aged A.B. 1977[see rate n.1 9 c].
2. Afr. Also stripie. = strepie.
1964A. Trew Smoke Island viii. 133 Ezekiel was fishing in a deep pool; at his side were four or five mullet and as many ‘stripeys’. 1969Guardian 8 Mar. 7/6, I glimpsed his outstretched pectoral fins for a moment and saw the flash of purple. He was a stripie. |