Nasho

Australian Slang

Definition

A national serviceman; a conscript doing compulsory military service in Australia (also used to mean national service itself).

Examples

"My uncle was a Nasho during the Vietnam era and did his basic at Kapooka."

"He got called up for Nasho and had to put his apprenticeship on hold."

"As a Nasho, he served alongside regular soldiers in a signals unit."