Military slang refers to the unique jargon and expressions commonly used by service members in the armed forces. Military slang is a way for soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coasties to not only communicate more efficiently, but also as a way to build camaraderie with “insider” language...
Slang terms originating from ethnic minorities[] South African slang[] The majority ofColouredsin South Africa speak Afrikaans. Those who speak English use the equivalent English words as slang. Many of the words used also occur in South African Indian speech. ...
Definitions include: acronym for "in Jesus's name." boots on the ground Definitions include: soldiers. brass, the Definitions include: the police. 'nam Definitions include: the Vietnam War. (show 12 more) Other terms relating to 'miscellaneous insults (list of)': ...
Also unaffected by decimalisation were the other notes for five and ten and twenty pounds, and the slang terms for them as below. Slang for notes then, as now, is commonly 'folding money' or 'folding stuff'. Like the pound note, the five and ten pound notes have since both been repl...
Fortnight- Two weeks. Comes from an abbreviation of "fourteen nights". Hence terms like "I'm off for a fortnights holiday" meaning "I am going on a two week vacation". Fruity- If someone is feeling fruity then they are feeling frisky. Watch out!
Other terms relating to 'military (related to)': milsurp Definitions include: "military surplus". pow Definitions include: fresh, deep, uncut snow. boots on the ground Definitions include: soldiers. JANFU Definitions include: acronym for "Joint Army [and] Navyfuck-up", i.e. a large mistake...
The first list of definitions was written by someone in the Army, the intent was to help ‘Cherries’ understand some of the military slang en-route to war. The second grouping is mostly inherent to ‘Marine speak’ and some ‘Navy’. Finally, the last group lists Artillery terms, which ...
Fortnight- Two weeks. Comes from an abbreviation of "fourteen nights". Hence terms like "I'm off for a fortnights holiday" meaning "I am going on a two week vacation". Fruity- If someone is feeling fruity then they are feeling frisky. Watch out!
1977 Maledicta 1 Summer 13: A person that you don’t like is often described in terms of various bodily parts or excretions: [...] If cowardly as well, he is a piss-willie or has shit in his blood. have shit on one’s liver (also have dirt on one’s liver, have shit on the...
1999 G. Seal Lingo 115: This hardly exhausts the terms used to describe homosexuals in Lingo, all of which are unrelievedly pejorative and include, but are not restricted to: [...] doughnut-puncher; freckle-puncher; chocolate-puncher [...] and fag. 2001 D. Looser Boobslang [U. Canterbu...