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![]() The Boonies- a.k.a. the Jungle |
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| All Era Military Lingo, Jargon or Slang |
| snafu: | situation normal all f&*^%$# up |
| Current Rating 8.3 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Duct Diver: | One who inspects jet engines for foreign objects |
| Current Rating 8.2 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| BROKE DICK: | SOME ONE THATS INJURED OR SICK |
| Current Rating 8.16 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Cannon Cockers: | Artillerymen |
| Current Rating 8.14 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Green: | New recruit or untrained |
| Current Rating 8.11 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Hooch: | Living quarters |
| Current Rating 8.11 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| SOL: | SH** Outta Luck |
| Current Rating 8.08 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Zap: | To kill Charlie |
| Current Rating 8.08 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| BDUs: | Battle Dress Uniform - aka Fatigues or Camos |
| Current Rating 8.07 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Scrounge: | to get what was needed, thus bypassing official sources |
| Current Rating 8.07 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| squared away: | you have it all together ( uniforms and equipt) |
| Current Rating 8.07 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Cherry: | First time in combat |
| Current Rating 8.06 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| ZIPPER HEAD: | VIET CONG,ENEMY,CONG!!!!!!! |
| Current Rating 8.06 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| SSDD: | same sh** different day |
| Current Rating 8.05 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| numb nuts: | stupid |
| Current Rating 8.04 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Di di mow: | Hurry up |
| Current Rating 8.03 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| F*#kin A: | slang for any response, good or bad |
| Current Rating 8.0 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| As You Were: | Get back to doing whatever it was you were doing. |
| Current Rating 8.0 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Back in the world: | Home |
| Current Rating 8.0 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Dee Dee: | Hurry out of your location |
| Current Rating 8.0 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Dinki Dau: | Crazy |
| Current Rating 8.0 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Dinque Dau (Dinky Dow): | Crazy |
| Current Rating 8.0 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| ETS: | Expiration Term of Service |
| Current Rating 8.0 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| mpc: | military payment certificate.script |
| Current Rating 8.0 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Tunnel Rat : | Going down in holes in the ground in Vietnam to search |
| Current Rating 7.98 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Dinky Dou (Dow): | Crazy. |
| Current Rating 7.95 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| SEABEE: | combat engineer for the navy |
| Current Rating 7.95 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| boocoodinkydoh: | really crazy,nuts or pot smoker |
| Current Rating 7.93 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Holiday Routine: | Holiday for some, Routine for the rest of us// light holiday hours |
| Current Rating 7.88 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Number 10: | Bad |
| Current Rating 7.88 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Puff the magic dragon: | the Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship, an American military plane used during the Vietnam War |
| Current Rating 7.87 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Sin Loui - spelling not correct: | sorry bout that (Vietnam) |
| Current Rating 7.87 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Dog Tags: | Military id tags. |
| Current Rating 7.85 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Bandit: | Enemy aircraft. |
| Current Rating 7.83 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| most ricki tic: | very fast |
| Current Rating 7.83 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Brass : | Officers |
| Current Rating 7.81 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Hollywood Shower: | A shower taken onboard a Navy ship where the water was left continously running during the shower...A big no no. |
| Current Rating 7.81 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| DELTA MIKE FOX: | DUMB MOTHER F**KER |
| Current Rating 7.8 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| FOAD: | F--K OFF AND DIE |
| Current Rating 7.8 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| hashmarks on his skivvies: | brownish stains on his underpants |
| Current Rating 7.8 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| ATTITUDE AJUSTMENT: | TO CHANGE THE MIND OF SOMEBODY NOT WITH THE PROGRAM OF THE MILITARY |
| Current Rating 7.79 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Back in the World: | Anytime stationed overseas the U.S.A. is the "World" |
| Current Rating 7.79 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Latrine: | The toliets/bath facilities |
| Current Rating 7.79 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| screwed the pooch: | mess up real bad |
| Current Rating 7.79 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| AMF: | Sign off, "Adios mother f@&ker." |
| Current Rating 7.78 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Barracks Party: | Everyone in the barracks cleaning it before a big inspection. Dont forget your kegger of wax and a 6 pack of cleanser. |
| Current Rating 7.78 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| In the bush: | on patrol off the base in enemy country |
| Current Rating 7.78 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| STRAC: | Squarred away, together, ready to rock and roll |
| Current Rating 7.78 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Di di mau: | Vietnamese for "go go fast" meaning to get the hell out of the area. |
| Current Rating 7.77 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Butter Bar: | Army 2nd Lt. |
| Current Rating 7.75 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Honeyco: | A term of endearment for a sidewalk sweetheart in the Philippines. |
| Current Rating 7.75 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Cattle Car: | Trailer used to transport troops (usually in Basic Training). |
| Current Rating 7.73 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| bubble chaser: | aircraft hydraulic tech |
| Current Rating 7.71 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| 90 day Wonder: | 2nd Lt., Officers Training School Graduate |
| Current Rating 7.7 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| BFD: | Big F---ing Deal |
| Current Rating 7.7 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Bubblehead: | Submariner |
| Current Rating 7.7 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| U.S.M.C.: | Uncle Sam's Misguided Children |
| Current Rating 7.7 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Snake and Nape: | Close Air Support , 250lb.High explosives bombs followed by Napalm |
| Current Rating 7.69 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Civys: | civilian clothing |
| Current Rating 7.68 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| BDU Insert: | A Worthless Troop |
| Current Rating 7.67 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Deck: | Floor |
| Current Rating 7.67 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| SOS: | Shit On Shingle hamburger meat sauce on toast |
| Current Rating 7.67 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Down range: | Any forward-deployed area of operations |
| Current Rating 7.66 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Ate the F up: | A soldier who can't get anything right. |
| Current Rating 7.65 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| HazMat: | Hazardous Material |
| Current Rating 7.65 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| 30 Day Wonder: | Any Reserve Officer |
| Current Rating 7.64 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Asshole and Elbows: | To work very hard, as in, all I want to see is assholes and elbows. |
| Current Rating 7.64 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Deuce and a half: | Two and a half ton capacity truck |
| Current Rating 7.64 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Good Enough For Government Work : | When a task was completed close to standard |
| Current Rating 7.64 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Jar Head: | Marine |
| Current Rating 7.64 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Freedom Bird: | The airplane that took you home from Viet Nam |
| Current Rating 7.63 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Sick-bay Commando: | Marines who are usually found either in the sick-bay or the Battalion Aids Station |
| Current Rating 7.63 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Ghost Turd: | A ball of fuzz, dust, etc., found under your bunk in the barracks if you haven't swept in a few days |
| Current Rating 7.62 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Boonie(s): | jungle |
| Current Rating 7.61 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Coffin Nails: | Marlboro Cigarettes |
| Current Rating 7.61 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Chow: | What they jokenly referred as food |
| Current Rating 7.6 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Donkey Dick: | Nozzle for Jerry Can / Fuel Can |
| Current Rating 7.6 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| BCG: | Birth Control Glasses (military issue) |
| Current Rating 7.59 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| AFU: | All F****d Up |
| Current Rating 7.58 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Bought the farm.: | Got killed. |
| Current Rating 7.57 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Forward Observer: | One who calls artillery fire for an infantry platoon |
| Current Rating 7.57 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Skipper: | The Commanding Officer of a Navy ship. |
| Current Rating 7.57 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| eating cheese: | kissing a$$ |
| Current Rating 7.57 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| OLD MAN: | Squardon or Base Commander |
| Current Rating 7.56 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Honcho: | The one in charge |
| Current Rating 7.56 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Horse cock: | Lunch meat sandwich |
| Current Rating 7.56 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Lifer: | Anyone who has re-enlisted in the Military |
| Current Rating 7.56 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Lifer-juice: | Coffee |
| Current Rating 7.56 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Ate-up: | A soldier who's uniform looks bad or soldier who doesn't know his/her job |
| Current Rating 7.54 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| BB stacker: | Aviation Ordnanceman |
| Current Rating 7.54 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| 2 diget midget: | Has less than 100 days left before enlistment is up. |
| Current Rating 7.53 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| SOP: | Standard Operating Procedure |
| Current Rating 7.53 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Short Timer: | Less than 90 days before discharge or separation |
| Current Rating 7.53 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| FUBAR: | F*&*ed up beyond all recognition. |
| Current Rating 7.51 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| # 10: | no good |
| Current Rating 7.5 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| 11 Bang Bang: | Army Infantry (Grunt) |
| Current Rating 7.5 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Cherry: | Soldier fresh out of basic. |
| Current Rating 7.5 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| HALO: | High Altitude Low Opening |
| Current Rating 7.5 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| Herky: | C-130 |
| Current Rating 7.5 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
| SNAFU: | Situation Normal All F#$ked Up |
| Current Rating 7.5 | Email This Jargon to a Friend |
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