reccy
English
Alternative forms
Verb
reccy (third-person singular simple present reccies, present participle reccying, simple past and past participle reccied)
- (informal, military) To investigate with a reconnaissance trip.
Etymology 2
Clipping of recreation ground + -y
Noun
reccy (plural reccies)
- (UK, slang) A recreation ground.
- Synonym: rec
- 2000, Peter Nichols, Diaries, 1969-1977, page 36:
- […] to look down on the reccy where young men were playing football to this ceaseless din.
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