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free clothes association

free clothes association noun: the Irish defence forces reserve.

Noun

free clothes association

  1. (Ireland, dated, humorous) The Irish defence forces reserve.

Origin of free clothes association

A parody of the organisation's initials FCA, meaning Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil in Irish, and the fact that free uniforms were supplied.

Questions about free clothes association

What does free clothes association mean?
Free clothes association means the Irish defence forces reserve.
What part of speech is free clothes association?
Free clothes association is a noun.

Words near free clothes association in the dictionary

  1. free climber
  2. free climbers
  3. free climbing
  4. free clinic
  5. free clinics
  6. free clothes association
  7. free coinage
  8. free communism
  9. free communist
  10. free communists
  11. free companion

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