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If it helps, I grew up in England and never heard this word either -- sounds like use outside aviation/Navy is rare.
by cjbprime 8y ago
If it helps, I grew up in England and never heard this word either -- sounds like use outside aviation/Navy is rare.
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoIt's archaic, apparently an abbreviation of opposite number. We might use work buddy today, where colleague is too wooden. Was pretty common to hear amongst the wartime generation, but has declined pretty rapidly since the 80s. Never once heard it used for "sweetheart" as Webster's seems to think.