Definition of conchie in English:
conchie
nounPlural conchies ˈkɒnʃiˈkɑn(t)ʃi
British derogatory, informal A conscientious objector.
they were all conchies and socialists and they kept on about negotiating an end to the war
Example sentencesExamples
- A few years ago, the historian Andrew Roberts earned my undying contempt by alleging, on live national radio, that I was the ‘kind of person who'd have been a conchie’ in the Second World War.
- "Conchies" already employed by the government have been denied promotion.
- In that period, there was huge public hostility to the conchies (conscientious objectors), who had refused to fight.
- Any book about conchies is likely to contain some diverting tales.
- That the "conchies" suffered ridicule and injustice cannot be denied.
Origin
First World War: abbreviation.