chiefyn.
/ˈtʃiːfi/ Forces' slang.
= chief n. 6c; spec. in the R.A.F. = Flight Sergeant.
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1942 I. Gleed Arise to Conquer v. 46 To this day I can see distinctly ‘Chiefy’ N., stripped naked, putting on..a spotless clean tunic.
1942 I. Gleed Arise to Conquer v. 46 ‘Chiefy’ means a Flight Sergeant.
1957 M. K. Joseph I'll soldier no More (1958) 9 The chiefy who done him out of his stripes.
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