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yomp verb [ jɒmp ]

• (of a soldier) march with heavy equipment over difficult terrain.
• "squaddies yomping over the hills"

yomp noun

• a march with heavy equipment over difficult terrain.
• "a 60 km yomp"
Origin: 1980s: of unknown origin. The word came into prominence when used by the Royal Marines during the Falklands War of 1982.


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