MEDAL
NOUNS
► CABBAGE medals and decorations → 1945 US military sl.
► CHEST HARDWARE military medals → World War II US Armed Forces usage
► DANGLERS medals → c1915 services’ sl.
► DICK SHOT OFF the Distinguished Service Order, a medal for bravery → 1937 UK sl.
► FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY the three World War I campaign medals → 1919
► FRUIT SALAD a (copious or ostentatious) display of medals, or other decorations → 1943 sl.
► GONG a medal or decoration → 1921 UK sl.
► MUTT AND JEFF a particular pair of medals worn together, esp. the War Medal and the Victory Medal awarded to British service personnel who took part in World War I → 1937 Brit. sl.
► OBVERSE that side of a coin, medal, seal, etc., on which the head or principal design is struck; the opposite of ‘reverse’ → 1658
► OLD BOILED EGG an O.B.E. → c1925 UK sl.
► PIP, SQUEAK, AND WILFRED the 1914-15 Star, War Medal, and Victory Medal, three medals awarded to British service personnel who took part in World War I → 1919 Brit. sl.
► ROOTY GONG a medal formerly awarded to members of the British Army in India → 1925 Brit. sl.
► RUPTURED DUCK a button given on discharge from the services → 1945 US sl.
► SCREAMING EAGLE a button given on discharge from the services → 1946 US sl.
► SPAM MEDAL a medal awarded to all members of a force, esp. (British) the 1939-45 Star, awarded to British service personnel who took part in World War II → 1945 sl.
► TYPE the figure on either side of a coin or medal → 1785
VERBS
► BE GIVEN THE RATIONS to get a service or other medal not awarded for gallantry → 1925 Brit. sl., derogatory
► COME UP WITH THE RATIONS to get a service or other medal not awarded for gallantry → 1925 Brit. sl., derogatory
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