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Snake:
AH-46 Cobra Helo




Hot Rod:
Loach with Mini-Gun




Slick:
Troop Carrying Helo




Hut, Hootch:
Dwelling




Thumper, Blooper, Elephant Gun, Bloop Tube:
M79 Grenade Gun




WIIFM ( pronounced ' wif um ' ):
What's in it for me?




Drifty as a One Winged Seagull:
Not the brightest one.




Khaki Convention:
Two or more chiefs/officers standing around shooting the breeze.




Rope Yarn Day (Navy):
Half day off from duty.




Poget Bait:
Candy.




Gedunk:
Ice Cream.




B-1RD:
A fictional Research and Development, of the B-1B "Lancer".




Balls to the Walls:
Aircraft either on take-off, or engine run at full throttle.




Swelly Belly:
Sweaty belly-button.




Hootch:
Place where GIs slept.




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