kriegien.
/ˈkriːɡi/ slang.
An Allied prisoner of war in Germany during the war of 1939–45 (see also quot. 19482).
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1944 World's Press News 31 Aug. 17/1 The Yorkshire Post reports receipt of a remarkable publication from Yorkshire prisoners of war in Germany. This takes the form of a special volume called the ‘Kriegie Edition’ of the Yorkshire Post.
1944 World's Press News 31 Aug. 17/2 Kriegie..is an abbreviation of the German for prisoner of war.
1946 P. Brickhill & C. Norton Escape to Danger 11 The worn track..which kriegies ‘pounded’ or ‘bashed’ (walked) for hours at a time.
1948 Amer. Speech 23 217 (heading) Kriegie talk.
1948 Amer. Speech 23 218 Ex-prisoners from the E.T.O. speak of Jap kriegies, or, ‘If there is another war I'll probably be a Russian kriegie,’ and my personal usage would apply it to any prisoner of war from now on.
1956 D. M. Davin Sullen Bell ii. vii. 153 But there I was, a bloody kriegie for the rest of the war.
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