terry, noun

Origin:: EnglishShow more Formed on terrorist + English (informal) noun-forming suffix -y.

1975 Sunday Times 10 Aug. 16One day the ‘terries’ will depart, the army will pack up..and South Africa will be left with yet another homeland.

1988 J. Ferguson in New Nation 14 Jan. 10He’ll come back to go a-hunting For the Terries in the backyard..Bang Bang!!

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