Reccy
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Reconnaissance. countable, slang, uncountable
"Phipps went on: “One of our chaps, out on a reccy over the Bulgarian front, thought he saw something in the snow. Something fishy. He dropped down to have a dekko and nearly had kittens. What d'you think? Jerry's got a mass of stuff there—tanks, guns, lorries, every sort of heavy armament. All camouflaged. White.”"
- 2 A recreation ground. UK, slang
"[…] to look down on the reccy where young men were playing football to this ceaseless din."
- 3 reconnaissance (by shortening) wordnet
- 1 To investigate with a reconnaissance trip. slang
Example
More examples"Phipps went on: “One of our chaps, out on a reccy over the Bulgarian front, thought he saw something in the snow. Something fishy. He dropped down to have a dekko and nearly had kittens. What d'you think? Jerry's got a mass of stuff there—tanks, guns, lorries, every sort of heavy armament. All camouflaged. White.”"
Etymology
Clipping of reconnaissance + -y.
Clipping of recreation ground + -y.
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