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nasho

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Military national service, conscription.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, informal, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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noun

Meaning 2

A person doing military national service.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, countable, informal

Examples

  • 2009, Raja (Arasa) Ratnam, The Dance of Destiny, page 166, [...] an English acquaintance. He had been one of the national servicemen from the UK stationed in Malaya, and had had his share of duty on the night train. He explained that many of his ‘nasho’ colleagues were sensibly afraid of being shot at.

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History

Etymology

Clipping of national service + -o.