noun
General Slang
Rupert
· noun · military
A British Army commissioned officer — usually Sandhurst, usually posh.
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A British Army commissioned officer — particularly a young, posh, Sandhurst-fresh one. The squaddies' name for the officer class, ranging from mildly affectionate to openly contemptuous depending on tone and how the Rupert in question is performing. The Hugh Grant of military slang.
“Some Rupert fresh out of Sandhurst tried to give the colour sergeant a bollocking — went about as well as you'd expect.”
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Rupert In A Sentence
Some Rupert fresh out of Sandhurst tried to give the colour sergeant a bollocking — went about as well as you'd expect.
Origin & Usage
British Army squaddie slang, in wide use from at least the 1970s. The name 'Rupert' was chosen because it sounded suitably plummy and upper-middle-class — the stereotype of the young Sandhurst-trained subaltern.
Variants
rupert
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