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Back to the world:
Going back stateside from overseas (land of the big BX)




An Nhu En Nhu Lahm:
I Love You




Hum Bik:
I don't understand




Maggot Wagon:
Snack Truck




Di-Da-Oo:
Horny




Numba (Number) One:
Very Good




Dinky Dau:
Crazy, Loony,




Ti Ti:
Small, little, short




Slop Jockey:
Galley Cook




Mess Crank:
Enlisted person (not a cook) who has kitchen duty




S**t disk:
Popular name for the round C-rat candy bar. Thought to contain Exlax (and tasted the same) seemed to counteract the effect of C-rat cheese and crackers.




a few Klicks down the road:
kilometers...Klicks'




High and Tight :
Not a fresh haircut but a Marine corps cut, hair worn HIGH on the top and TIGHT on the sides. Resembling the lid on a jar. Therefore the name JARHEAD.




Two digit midget:
Anyone with 99 to 10 days left till discharge




Slider:
Chow Hall Burger




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