military slang

  • 1Military slang — is an array of colloquial terminology used commonly by military personnel, including slang which is unique to or originates with the armed forces. It often takes the form of abbreviations/acronyms or derivations of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, or… …

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  • 2Military parlance — is the vernacular used within the military and embraces all aspects of service life; it can be described as both a code and a classification of something. Like many close and closed communities, the language used can often be full of jargon and… …

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  • 3Military humor — Military humor: Badge of the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club (aka US 7th Fleet) Military humor is humor based on stereotypes of military life. Military humor portrays a wide range of characters and situations in the armed forces. It comes in a wide array… …

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  • 4slang — 1. The term slang is first recorded in the 1750s, but it was not used by Dr Johnson in his Dictionary of 1755 nor entered in it as a headword (he used the term low word, with implications of disapproval). Nonetheless, the notion of highly… …

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  • 5Military brat (U.S. subculture) — A military brat (and various brat derivatives)[a] describes people who spend their childhood or adolescence while a parent (or parents) serve full time in the armed forces, and can also refer to the unique subculture and lifestyle of American… …

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  • 6Military brat — This article is about the international use of the term in many English speaking countries . For the Wikipedia article about the specific American subculture, see Military brat (U.S. subculture). The term military brat is an English language… …

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  • 7slang — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ current, modern ▪ common ▪ street ▪ The gang members use street slang. ▪ hip hop …

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  • 8Military cadence — United States Army soldiers calling cadence, during Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson (South Carolina) in 2008 In the armed services, a military cadence or cadence call is a traditional call and response work song sung by military personnel… …

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  • 9Military Police Corps (Israel) — Military Police Corps Corps insignia Active 1944–present Country Israel …

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  • 10Military terminology — refers to the terms and language of military organizations and personnel as belonging to a discrete category, as distinguishable by their usage in military doctrine, as they serve to depoliticise, dehumanise, or otherwise abstract discussion… …

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