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26th Nov 2004, 18:24

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'Pukka gen' comes from Urdu (or possibly Hindi?) and is an expression imported from the Indian Army - viz 'Pukka sahib'. 'Gen' being an abbreviated word for 'intelligence'.

Duff gen is pretty obviously the opposite!