/ˈrɛki/
OriginClipping of reconnaissance + -y.
- countable, slang, uncountableReconnaissance.
“Phipps went on: “One of our chaps, out on a reccy over the Bulgarian front, thought he saw something in the snow. Something fishy. He dropped down to have a dekko and nearly had kittens. What d'you th”
- UK, slangA recreation ground.
“[…] to look down on the reccy where young men were playing football to this ceaseless din.”
- slangTo investigate with a reconnaissance trip.
Formsreccies(plural) · recce(alternative) · reccies(present, singular, third-person) · reccying(participle, present) · reccied(participle, past) · reccied(past)