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World War One Words Starting With the Letter F
Fag - A cigarette.
Fatigue - Any kind of work except manning the trenches.
Fed up - Tommy's way of saying "too much is enough."
Funk hole - A dug-out.
Felcher -
Second-rate medical student or anyone with some medical knowledge.
Flare - A star light sent up from a pistol to light up out in
front.
Fritz - An affectionate term for our friend the enemy (referred to German soldiers; was not pejorative).
Frontschwein
- German for "front line pigs". Used by German soldiers to refer to themselves. Alluded to the fact that they were about to get slaughtered.
Funk hole - A dug-out.
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