green-striper
Navy slang
noun
An electrical engineer officer in the Royal Navy, whose uniform originally featured a green stripe on the sleeve.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Eric Partridge (1894–1979), lexicographer and etymologist.
| 单词 | green-striper |
| 释义 | green-striperNavy slang noun An electrical engineer officer in the Royal Navy, whose uniform originally featured a green stripe on the sleeve. Origin |
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