Words & TermsWar, service and history
auntie
In Gallipoli soldiers’ slang, a Turkish broomstick bomb / enemy explosive.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “auntie” means in Gallipoli soldiers’ slang, a Turkish broomstick bomb / enemy explosive.
Where it came from
AWM’s soldiers’ slang glossary directly attests this wartime sense.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australian military usage; historical