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troopie colloq.|ˈtruːpɪ| Also (S. Afr.) troepie. [f. troop n. + -ie.] In South Africa and Rhodesia (Zimbabwe): a private soldier, esp. a national serviceman without rank.
1972Eng. Use in S. Afr. May, Some of the troopies with particularly dirty habits..receive the title vuilgat. 1976[see request programme s.v. request n.1 11]. 1980Observer 3 Aug. 10/1 The FN rifle carried by troopies in the bush. |