http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/dicey/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/dicey/comment-page-1/#comment-16408 Fred Stokeld Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:17:18 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/14/dicey/#comment-16408 In 1951, I was on a RAF pilot training course, and one of the flight instructors, a WWII vetran, would always announce a training session by saying, "come on, let's dice"! It was taken to derive from "dicing with death" a fate not unfamiliar to those then and now engaged in military flying. In 1951, I was on a RAF pilot training course, and one of the flight instructors, a WWII vetran, would always announce a training session by saying, “come on, let’s dice”! It was taken to derive from
“dicing with death” a fate not unfamiliar to those then and now engaged in military flying.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/dicey/comment-page-1/#comment-4027 Nick Mitchell Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:56:02 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/14/dicey/#comment-4027 It is indeed to do with rolling dice and not the airfield near Aberdeen (which is spelt Dyce) It is indeed to do with rolling dice and not the airfield near Aberdeen (which is spelt Dyce)

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/dicey/comment-page-1/#comment-506 RICHARD DAVIES Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:08:46 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/14/dicey/#comment-506 Dicey is definitely RAF slang from the second world war. My mother served in the WAAF at Hornchurch Aerodrome during the Battle Of Britain, this was one of the premier British aerodromes and close to London. She said that they had a visit from a London Newspaper Journalist who was doing a story about the RAF pilots. When the story appeared in the paper it was about "Our brave lads dicing with death". Thereafter anything a bit risky was dicey. Dicey is definitely RAF slang from the second world war.
My mother served in the WAAF at Hornchurch Aerodrome during the Battle Of Britain, this was one of the premier British aerodromes and close to London. She said that they had a visit from a London Newspaper Journalist who was doing a story about the RAF pilots. When the story appeared in the paper it was about “Our brave lads dicing with death”. Thereafter anything a bit risky was dicey.

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