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goolie chit

goolie chit noun: a document addressed to civilians in a combat zone offering a reward for safe return of a downed airman.

Noun

goolie chit (plural goolie chits)

  1. (UK, slang) A document addressed to civilians in a combat zone offering a reward for safe return of a downed airman.
    • There was one other thing. If the goolie chits didn't prove all that persuasive, we each had a big .45 in a canvas holster around our waist, and Hudd and his man had Stirlings.2010, David Fiddimore, Silent War, page 391
    • "My oath," he said, "here's a man got his goolie chit. And I left mine behind. How fat can you get?"
      "I've got mine," said Ward quietly, tapping his pocket.
      "It's not your goolies I'm worried about," said Curnow.2012, Ralph Barker, Down in the Drink

Forms of goolie chit

pluralgoolie chits

Origin of goolie chit

Officers hoped the document would see them returned home with their goolies (testicles) intact.

Questions about goolie chit

What does goolie chit mean?
Goolie chit means a document addressed to civilians in a combat zone offering a reward for safe return of a downed airman.
What part of speech is goolie chit?
Goolie chit is a noun.
What is the plural of goolie chit?
The plural of goolie chit is goolie chits.

Words near goolie chit in the dictionary

  1. gooley
  2. gooleys
  3. Goolgowi
  4. Goolhi
  5. goolie
  6. goolie chit
  7. goolie chits
  8. goolies
  9. goolike
  10. Goolishian
  11. Goolishians

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