Found this online and found it interesting. British Military Terms and Soldier Slang .. great list http://www.geocities.com/faskew/Colonial/Glossary/British.htm Note: Many British military slang words had an Indian origin and spread from there throughout the Empire. In this list, they were Anglicized and that think native Indians would not have used, such as pukka sahib. In the Indian list, are words that might have been used by either British or Indians or words that were specific to India and Afghanistan. . Examples: DEKKOTO .. take a look (Hindi, deckna, to look DENGUE FEVER .. an acute infectious virus transmitted by mosquitoes that produces headache, severe joint pain, and rash, also called breakbone fever (American Spanish [1828]) Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ sallypavia2001@yahoo.com “We have not inherited the world from our forefathers .. we have borrowed it from our children.” ….. Kashmiri Proverb List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"