From BBC: The English expressions coined in WWI

From the BBC article.


The article that I read today gives a interesting overview how the English language was affected by the World War One. Have you ever heard of expression that were used for German soldiers such as "Jerry" and "Fritz" but also derogatory expressions such as "Kraut" and "Hun". One of my favorites is the expression "Liberty cabbage" that was used USA in order to rename the sauerkraut  which was seen as "unpatriotic" after the war was declared on Germany in April 1917.

 "Liberty cabbage"? Picture from the article.