to be on jankers
1Jankers — In the British Armed Services, jankers is formal punishment, as opposed to the casual award of tasks for minor infringements. To be on jankers is to have been formally charged by a non commissioned officer or commissioned officer, to have had the …
2jankers — n British military punishment, punishment detail. An army, navy and RAF term heard par ticularly in the 1950s, when national service was still in force in Britain. The origin of the term is obscure, but it may be related to jangle, which had an… …
3jankers — Punishment. Usu. on jankers Doing punishment …
4jankers — noun a) A form of military punishment which involves being confined to barracks, performing tedious and often pointless tasks, and being subjected to frequent uniform inspections. b) defaulters …
5jankers — n. (British military slang) punishment given to a soldier for committing a military offence …
6jankers — [ dʒaŋkəz] noun Brit. military slang punishment for committing a military offence. Origin early 20th cent.: of unknown origin …
7jankers — jan·kers …
8jankers — n. Mil. sl. punishment for defaulters. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn …
9George and Mildred — British comedy series George Mildred Format Sitcom Created by Johnnie Mortimer Brian …
10Josef W. Janker — Josef Wilhelm Janker (* 7. August 1922 in Wolfegg; † 17. April 2010 in Ravensburg) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben und Werk 2 Auszeichnungen 3 Werke …
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