Lady Blamey
/ˌleɪdi ˈbleɪmi
/noun 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...
- He's just learnt the significance of an air raid siren and now he's being told how to make a Lady Blamey.
- In the bars, Lady Blameys are raised.
- 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.
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.