All soldiers in all wars have come up with their own terms and phrases to describe what they do and see.

Blighty/ A Blighty
  • term for England or “old Blighty”
  • a wound that does not kill but is bad enough to get you sent to England (Blighty) for treatment/sent home
The Hun
  • German Soldier – propaganda term adopted by soldiers referring to Attila the Hun and his brutality
Alleyman
  • German Soldier (from French – Allemand)
Barker
  • Sausage – referring to dog meat
Char
  • Tea
Bonzer
  • Good or Cool
Clicked It or Caught a Packet
  • Killed
Bully or Bully Beef
  • Canned Meat
Chit
  • Written Message
Chub
  • Shut Up
Cooties
  • Body Lice
Dixie
  • Food Container
Dud
  • Shell that fails to explode
Egg
  • Grenade
Elephant Dugout
  • Large Safe Dugout/Bunker
Having a Doss/Kip
  • Sleep
Holy Joe
  • Military Chaplain
Hop the Bogs
  • Going over the top
Up Against it
  • In Trouble
Cite this article as: William Anderson (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team), "WW1 Trench Slang," in SchoolWorkHelper, 2022, https://schoolworkhelper.net/ww1-trench-slang/.

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Author: William Anderson (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team)

Tutor and Freelance Writer. Science Teacher and Lover of Essays. Article last reviewed: 2020 | St. Rosemary Institution © 2010-2022 | Creative Commons 4.0

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