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Thread #165493 Message #3970306
Posted By: GUEST,Dalillama
07-Jan-19 - 07:42 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Lean and unwashed tiffy 'Go RA' meaning?
Subject: Origins: Lean and unwashed tiffy 'Go RA' meaning?
In Cyril Tawney's "Lean and Unwashed Tiffy" the last verse is: "I'm going back to Jago's Mansions There to end my life on shore. Join up with them barrack stanchions, Go R.A. forevermore, Go R.A—forevermore." What is meant by "R.A." here?