| 单词 | crap hat |
| 释义 | > as lemmascrap hat crap hat n. British Military slang a derogatory term used by members of special regiments, esp. paratroopers, to refer to a soldier from the rest of the army.With reference to the standard khaki-coloured (now dark blue) berets, in contrast to the prized red and green berets of the special regiments. In quot. 1972 the expression denotes a khaki officer's cap. ΚΠ 1972 M. Pugh Murmur of Mutiny ii. 25 Men of the Parachute Regiment..found it difficult enough to accept officers of other regiments wearing the conventional caps which they called crap-hats.] 1973 Guardian 13 July 16/1 A unit [sc. the paratroops] which has relished its isolation, referring to the rest of the army as ‘crap hats’, has now got to get itself back into the European act. 1999 Independent on Sunday 11 July i. 6/8 Not surprisingly, the Paras revel in their image as the hardest of the hard. Other regiments are referred to sneeringly as ‘crap-hats’. 2003 Daily Tel. 26 Mar. 25/3 Soldiers from line regiments could step in, but this is unlikely to prove popular... ‘The last thing we want is a load of “crap-hats” lining up alongside us’, says one proud Busby. < as lemmas |
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