conshie noun a conscientious person AUSTRALIA In contrast to the sense of “conscientious objector,” which seems to have little or no purchase in Australia.
One lousy stripe, and as soon as you tried to do the right thing you were a “military maniac” or “Army-happy” or, worst of all, a “conshie.” — R. Beilby, NoMedalsforAphrodite, 1970