Definitions for Blighty

Blighty blight·y

Spelling: [blahy-tee]
IPA: /ˈblaɪ ti/

Blighty is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 90 anagrams from letters in Blighty (bghilty).

Definitions for Blighty

noun

  1. (often initial capital letter) England as one's native land; England as home:
  2. a wound or furlough permitting a soldier to be sent back to England from the front.
  3. military leave.

Origin of Blighty

1885-90; Hindi bilāyatī the country (i.e., Great Britain), variant of wilāyatī vilayet

Examples for Blighty

He got a packet in the knapper this morning, and he's already on his way to blighty.

We reckon Harry will allow himself a glass of something bubbly on the plane back to blighty this evening.

I can hardly realise that the time has come for me to go back to blighty.

We agreed with him, but pretended to envy his certainty of a "blighty."

Queen Beatrix may be ready to pack up and go, but here in blighty, like it or not, our Kings and Queens have a job for life.

He takes no risks who has secured the coveted pass to blighty.

I got six months in blighty, and haven't had the same luck since.

Thought you was alf-way to blighty by now, said Billy Simson.

blighty was a very desirable country, but in it you were compelled to think.

It more likely means you are a working class lad from blighty.

Word Value for Blighty
Scrable

16

Words with friends

17

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