Tommy Atkins

A British soldier. The term originated in manuals once sent to British soldiers, in which the name used as an example was "Tommy Atkins" (as opposed to "John Doe"). In his younger years, my grandfather was a Tommy Atkins.

See also: tommy

See also:

pommy-bashing
Received Pronunciation
be (all) dressed up in Christmas tree-order
Christmas
(all) dressed up in Christmas tree-order
NFBSK
loan (something) to (one)
loan to
lorry
fall off a lorry

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