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["Jerry" is from a contraction for "Germany"]
Err, is this a demi-YART, or have I not yet ausge-Sleuthed YART's meaning?
(please see my "Erp" in this thread) [WoundedFeelingsIcon]
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My Dad always makes the separation the nicknames for germans belonging to the different World Wars, Krauts - WW1 & Jerry - WW2. For him I think the distinction has something to do with his father & father-in-law were on opposites side of WW1, & the surname change when dad was a kid. Dad is 80 and fought in WW2.
Anybody know what "Dirty Irish" meant/means? Recently Dad related a story about his father-in-Law always wearing this very ugly both orange & green ex-large ex-long tie on St. Pat's, in reponse to the bad treatment of DirtyIrish which he considered himself. My guess is that is was meant poor/ or working class. I'm not sure what he meant by bad treatment either, possible that religious war or some specific connection to his generation.
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A deadman is also a piece of mountaineering equipment, also known as a snow anchor. It's a light-weight piece of metal in a sort of flattened V shape, with a line attached to the point of the V - it's used in deep snow to keep one from sliding away (somehow - I've seen one, and even carried one, but never had to use one).
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