terr

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by Renamed user df576567etesddf (talk | contribs) as of 04:22, 23 October 2011.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Albanian

Noun

terr Lua error in Module:links/templates at line 56: Parameter 1 is required.

  1. dark

See also

English

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ɜː(r)" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.

Etymology

Abbreviated form of "terrorist".

Noun

terr (plural terrs)

  1. (Rhodesian slang, originally military) A terrorist; an armed nationalist guerrilla
    • 2008, Alexandre Binda, The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry, 30° South Publishers, page 92:
      As he entered the trees, he called, "Terrs left about one minute ago – in a hurry. There is abandoned equipment – no time to collect – moving east on tracks.
    • c. 1970, John Edmond, Black Boots (song), in Troopiesongs (album):
      If a terr's on the run or if he goes to ground, /
      It doesn't really matter 'cause they'll hunt him down. /
      And if that terr's the first that shoots, /
      He got no chance against the Black Boots.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=terr&oldid=14150565"