Definition of Lady Blamey in English:

Lady Blamey

nounˌleɪdi ˈbleɪmi

Australian informal

An improvised drinking glass made by slicing the top off a bottle.
beer glasses were in short supply, so the soldiers fashioned Lady Blameys
Example sentencesExamples
- He's just learnt the significance of an air raid siren and now he's being told how to make a Lady Blamey.
- Soldiers would have a canteen where you go and drink 'Lady Blameys'.
- Up onto the top deck and of an evening everybody had what subsequently became known as Lady Blameys.
- It was obvious to the older men that some of the young commandos were inexperienced drinkers, as they became quite vocal after a Lady Blamey or two.
- That was a Lady Blamey. You go and drink that, which you paid for.
- A drinker often had to provide his own glass in order to get a beer; this frequently was a Lady Blamey.
- They didn't have glasses but you got your beer handed to you in these Lady Blameys.
- The bottles were often cut down to Lady Blameys.
- The bar tender did not demur—just kept pouring beer in Lady Blamey glasses as fast as we gave him two or three feet of tickets.
- In the bars, Lady Blameys are raised.
- I have highlighted John's 'Lady Blamey' in the 1944 photograph.

Origin

1940s: named after Lady Olga Blamey (1905–1967), wife of General Sir Thomas Blamey (1884–1951), commander of Allied Land Forces in the southwest Pacific during the Second World War. Lady Blamey reputedly taught the troops the method of slicing through glass with a kerosene-soaked string.

单词	Lady Blamey
释义	Definition of Lady Blamey in English: Lady Blamey nounˌleɪdi ˈbleɪmi Australian informal An improvised drinking glass made by slicing the top off a bottle. beer glasses were in short supply, so the soldiers fashioned Lady Blameys Example sentencesExamples He's just learnt the significance of an air raid siren and now he's being told how to make a Lady Blamey. Soldiers would have a canteen where you go and drink 'Lady Blameys'. Up onto the top deck and of an evening everybody had what subsequently became known as Lady Blameys. It was obvious to the older men that some of the young commandos were inexperienced drinkers, as they became quite vocal after a Lady Blamey or two. That was a Lady Blamey. You go and drink that, which you paid for. A drinker often had to provide his own glass in order to get a beer; this frequently was a Lady Blamey. They didn't have glasses but you got your beer handed to you in these Lady Blameys. The bottles were often cut down to Lady Blameys. The bar tender did not demur—just kept pouring beer in Lady Blamey glasses as fast as we gave him two or three feet of tickets. In the bars, Lady Blameys are raised. I have highlighted John's 'Lady Blamey' in the 1944 photograph. Origin 1940s: named after Lady Olga Blamey (1905–1967), wife of General Sir Thomas Blamey (1884–1951), commander of Allied Land Forces in the southwest Pacific during the Second World War. Lady Blamey reputedly taught the troops the method of slicing through glass with a kerosene-soaked string.
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