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Alleyman

UK/ˈa.li.mən/

Alleyman noun: a German, especially during the First World War.

Noun

Alleyman (plural Alleymans or Alleymen)

  1. (historical, slang) A German, especially during the First World War.
    • Take me over the sea, where the Alleyman can't get at me. Oh my, I don't want to die, I want to go home.a.1918, ‘I Want to Go Home’ (song)
    • In the trenches the men of both races shared their cigarettes and rum rations, and exchanged the most impossible yarns of what they had done, or would do, to the 'Alleyman!'1941, Blackwood's Magazine, volume 250, page 220

Forms of Alleyman

pluralAlleymans
pluralAlleymen

Origin of Alleyman

From French Allemand (“a German”), with alteration after alley, man.

Questions about Alleyman

What does Alleyman mean?
Alleyman means a German, especially during the First World War.
What part of speech is Alleyman?
Alleyman is a noun.
How do you pronounce Alleyman?
Alleyman is pronounced /ˈa.li.mən/ (UK).
What is the plural of Alleyman?
The plural of Alleyman is Alleymans.

Words near Alleyman in the dictionary

  1. alleyed
  2. alleyful
  3. alleyfuls
  4. alleygating
  5. alleylike
  6. Alleyman
  7. Alleymans
  8. Alleymen
  9. Alleyn
  10. Alleyne
  11. Alleynes

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