khakies
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]khakies
- plural of khaki (in the sense of British citizens or supporters, in particular and originally, British soldiers in the Second Boer War)
- 1902, Dietlof Van Warmelo, On Commando, Methuen, published 1902:
- The wild-dog, however, is harmless by himself; like the khakies, his strength lies in numbers.