ack emma
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ack emma
orig military, now dated. adverb
orig military, now dated. adverb
1: Ante meridiem; in the morning. (1898 —) .
D. L. Sayers Some damned thing at the Yard, I suppose. At three ack emma! (1927).noun
2: (in the RAF) An air mechanic. (1930 —) . Compare pip emma at pip2noun .
[From the former military communications code-names for the letters a and m.]
orig military, now dated. adverb
1: Ante meridiem; in the morning. (1898 —) .
D. L. Sayers Some damned thing at the Yard, I suppose. At three ack emma! (1927).
2: (in the RAF) An air mechanic. (1930 —) . Compare pip emma at pip2
[From the former military communications code-names for the letters a and m.]
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