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            	MILITARY LINGO
            
			  
			   
			
				Do you remember all of the slang, jargon & lingo that was used in the Military?  How often would you get a good laugh out of those words! Check out the full Collection today and share yours!
			
				
			 
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						gedunk machine :  
				 
						
							
								a candy or pop machine 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						John Wayne :  
				 
						
							
								P38 can opener in C-Rations 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						Chu Lai Steak :  
				 
						
							
								This was the boiled in water roast beef or pork served in the HQ Mess hall of the 196th LIB 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						Sea legs :  
				 
						
							
								what a  sailor gets  after riding on  a surface ship ,that lets him walk verdical while the ship rolls from side to side 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						up and on :  
				 
						
							
								up off your ass and on your fet 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT :  
				 
						
							
								WHAT THE F*CK 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						Room Dawg :  
				 
						
							
								someone you shared a barracks room with and cleaned together. 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						Sea legs :  
				 
						
							
								Sailors learn to walk vertical, while the ship  pitches  from side to side 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						left turning monkey wrench :  
				 
						
							
								motor pools way of greeting new arrivals if they fell for the gag. 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						Canary   USMC :  
				 
						
							
								Boot wearing yellow sweatshirt in Boot Camp usually first week... 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						YAT-YES :  
				 
						
							
								YOU AINT TRACKS-YOU AINT SHIT! 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						What Air Force personnel say Army stands for: :  
				 
						
							
								Airforce Rejected Me Yesterday 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						backblast remover :  
				 
						
							
								A 5 gallon bucket of cement that 1st Tanks had for boot 0352s to carry all over Las Flores until the 1st Shirt had pity on the boot.   
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						Rectal Occulitis :  
				 
						
							
								A shitty outlook on life. 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						Please let us know why you believe this lingo is inappropriate and we'll look into it.