Abbreviations used in this list:

abbr. abbreviation

ad. adoption

adj. adjective

cont. contraction

der. derived from

n noun

phr. phrase

v verb

Cabby	n sl.	One who will drive anything on wheels or tracks.
Camp bike		Girl or woman of loose morals.
Cark it		Die.
C.B.	abbr.	Confined to barracks.
Cha	abbr.	Tea, the beverage.
Chalky		1. Common nickname for the surname WHITE. 2. Officer or NCO of the RAEC (Royal Army Education Corps).
Champ	n	Name of a four-wheel drive vehicle of Austin manufacture.
Charge		Placing a person on CO’s orders to receive punishment for a crime or misdemeanour.
Chariot		Bed.
Charp		Derived from ‘charpoy’, the Indian word for bed.
Cheese	n sl.	A peaked hat modified by cutting and re-sewing the sides of the peak to set it at a sharper angle to the vertical; said to avoid the look of “Postman Pat’s” hat.
Cheese-cutter		See ‘Cheese’.
on your Chinstrap		Knackered.
Chinless wonder		Milksop; having no backbone.
Chippy		Carpenter.
Chips		Common nickname for the surname CARPENTER.
Chit/Chittie		Written permission.
Chocker		Chocker block – full; fed up.
Chopper	n sl.	The male sexual organ.
Chrome dome		Bald headed.
Chuffed	v sl.	To be pleased, happy.
Chuff-chart	n sl.	Graphic chart showing days to end of one’s military service.
Chunder		Vomit.
Civvies	n sl.	Civilian clothes (see Mufti)
Civvy	n sl.	A civilian.
Clacker		Mouth.
Clanger	n sl.	A mistake or error of judgement.
Clap	n sl.	Venereal disease, usually gonorrhoea.
Clapped out	v sl.	To be physically or mentally exhausted; worn out (see Knackered)
Close to the wood & French polished		Very close-cropped haircut.
Clot		Idiot.
Cock-up		See ‘Balls-up’.
Cod’s wallop		Nonsense.
Collar dogs		Badges worn on the collar of the uniform jacket.
Compo	n sl.	Field rations, usually issued for use when catered food is not available.
Conk		Nose.
Corporal	n	Non-commissioned officer wearing two chevrons on the upper sleeve.
Cracked it		To be successful.
Craftsman	n	(CFN) Lowest ranked trained tradesman of the REME.
Crash the ash	phr.	Offer cigarettes all round.
Credits		Paid initially at the weekly rate of 10 shillings and 6 pence, 4 shillings was paid in the hand and 6 shillings and sixpence retained in ‘credit’ by the Company Pay Master. This accumulated, paid out when going on long leave, and was also used to pay for breakages, losses and damage to one’s uniform and equipment.
Cringe		e.g. “By the cringe.”
Crumpet		The female of the species.
CSM	abbr.	Company Sergeant major wearing a crown enclosed in a laurel leaf worn on the lower sleeve.