troupe

troupe
I.
n. m. (abbr. tabac de troupe). Du troupe: Rough-and-ready tobacco issued to the Services at a very nominal price. (Troupes—the word is feminine— were the most uncharismatic cigarettes issued to servicemen. In recent years, branded 'smokes' are regularly available to Army personnel at subsidized prices.)
II.
n. f. En avant, mauvaise troupe! Let's be 'avin' you! — Get a move on! (This jocular expression is said to have originated in the world of mercenaries as far back as the 15th century, then drifted colloquially into the language of boy scouts and finally entered the realm of everyday speech.)

Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French. 2013.

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