WACn.
/wak/, U.S. /wæk/ U.S.
The Women's Army Corps, formed in 1943 (cf. WAAC n.); a member of this.
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WAC1943
W.R.A.C1949
1943 Yank 30 July 18 The fellows sent the girls to the WAC barracks to get dressed while they finished the KP jobs.
1943 Yank 30 July 18 When the first bunch of Wacs arrived here recently a group of GIs made dates with the prettiest one night for the Camp movie.
1956 ‘B. Holiday’ & W. Dufty Lady sings Blues xxiii. 218 There was a war on and no damn way for me to get to England except to swim or join the WACs.
1962 E. Snow Other Side of River (1963) xxxix. 290 Women are not recruited for combat training except as parachutists..but a few are used in auxiliary tasks, like WACs.
1976 ‘R. B. Dominic’ Murder out of Comm. xiv. 100 I fetched and carried for a WAC from Camp Pendleton.
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