alleyman

/ˈa.li.mən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Slang

"Take me over the sea, where the Alleyman can't get at me. Oh my, I don't want to die, I want to go home."
"In the trenches the men of both races shared their cigarettes and rum rations, and exchanged the most impossible yarns of what they had done, or would do, to the 'Alleyman!'"
""Why don't the naval guns fire back?" "They only fire when the Alleyman attacks, mate.""

From French Allemand (“a German”), with alteration after alley, man.

Alleymans (plural) Alleymen (plural)

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How do you pronounce alleyman?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈa.li.mən/.

What does alleyman mean?

A German, especially during the First World War.

Where does alleyman come from?

It is traced to French.

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