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English
Etymology
Clipping of demobilize.
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demob (third-person singular simple present demobs, present participle demobbing, simple past and past participle demobbed)
- (British) To demobilize; to release someone from military service.
1922 October, T S Eliot, “Part II. A Game of Chess.”, in The Waste Land, 1st book edition, New York, N.Y.: Boni and Liveright, published December 1922, →OCLC, page 22:When Lil’s husband got demobbed, I said— / I didn't mince my words, I said to her myself, / Hurry up please its time / Now Albert’s coming back, make yourself a bit smart. […] think of poor Albert, / Hes been in the army four years, […]
Noun
demob (countable and uncountable, plural demobs)
- (UK) Demobilization; release from military service.
2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 37, in Small Island, London: Review, page 365:[…] word was, some men were getting their demob quicker than others.
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