Military lingo

Terms that every veteran recognizes

Browse the language, slang, and shorthand that carried across branches and eras.

Showing 61-80 of 96 terms

WM10

All • Vietnam

Woman Marine who is hot

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bohica

All • Presently Used

bend over,here it comes again

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Boom Boom

All • Vietnam

make love

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FNG

All • Vietnam

FU#^%ING NEW GUY. JUST GOT IN COUNTRY

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L.S.M.F.T.

All • Korea

long slow mf tanker (lucky strike means fine tobacco)

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SLUF

All • Vietnam

An A-7 Corsair ll

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Hoover or Hoover Vacuum Cleaner

All • Cold War (1947-1991)

An S-3 Viking

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Smoken 4

All • Vietnam

An F-4 Phantom ll

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Trukey

All • Cold War (1947-1991)

An F-14 Tomcat

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Flat Top

All • WWII

Air Craft Carrier

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Green Wienie

All • Cold War (1947-1991)

Pershing Missile

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we lost our bootbands

All • Presently Used

unknown

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Bug Juice

All • Cold War (1947-1991)

Kool Aid type drink on Navy Ships

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Donut Dolly

All • Vietnam

Female Red Cross member

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The balloon has gone up

All • Vietnam

DefCom 2 - worst possible scenario

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Sky Hook

All • Vietnam

Really 34-ft tower air for those who miss the mound

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The Dying Cockroach

All • Vietnam

When I goofed in the PT Pit at Benning

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Front Leaning Rest

All • Vietnam

Our pushup position

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Green Beenie

All • Vietnam

Green Beret

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Hitting the prop wash

All • Vietnam

Jumping out of the C-119

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