Whenwe

//ˈwɛn.wiː// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A former British settler or expatriate who talks nostalgically about his or her former home in colonial Africa. slang

Etymology

From when + we, suggesting the start of an anecdote, e.g., "When we were in Rhodesia...".

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