Words & TermsWar, service and history
bully beef
Salted canned or tinned beef, especially as a military ration.
In a sentence
The soldiers opened another tin of bully beef for dinner.
Where it came from
The Australian War Memorial directly records Bully (beef) in Gallipoli soldiers' slang.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australian military usage; historical