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  • noun UK, military slang Jam (syrup made from fruit boiled with sugar).
  • noun Australia, New Zealand, military slang A firing position.
  • noun Australia, New Zealand, colloquial A position or place, especially one that is advantageous.

Etymologies

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Unclear, perhaps from a southern African language; from late 19thC, revived during World War I.

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From position +‎ -y (“diminutive suffix”), with spelling shift; variant of possie.

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