How To Speak Like A Soldier... Some More!

Back by (unpopular) demand! Throughout the years, military lingo has always inserted itself into normal civilian talk, until it is commonplace. You still see some Civil War, WWI, WWI, Korean, and Vietnam lingo floating about in the Webster's Dictionary, or out of your very own mouth. Here's a jumpstart for the next set of warwords.

Here's how to speak like a soldier... some more!

Snatchmobile (adj) - No, it isn't a 'pimped' vehicle that you and your buddies go out in to pick up women. It is a Hatch-Back Humvee with space in the back to toss in detainees. We can thank the men and women in the British Royal Army for this gem. It is priceless.

GhonnasyphilherpilAIDS (conglomerate) - A use-all name for the gift that keeps on giving; STD's. Only in the military could you joke about 'doing' a woman with a dose of the clap, or some other malady. 101st Infantry (Airborne) had a hand in this one. The Puking Buzzards had a smart moment!

Fart-Sack (pron) - A sleeping bag.

Queen Of The Year (insult) - A term you might find if you ever do service in Korea. This label is put upon the few women that go to 'Garry Owen', since after a while, no one will care how bad they look... (If I were you, I really wouldn't bring this one up in a normal conversation.)

Hajjie-Be-Good Special (adj) - Most soldier carry some sort of 'back-up' tool besides their personal weapon. Be it knife, machette, axe handle, asp-baton, tazer, or some other impliment of inflicting personal pain. Whenever the bullets run out (or some guy tries to blind-side you) the Hajjie-be-good Special is your next best friend. Thanks be to an anonymous SGT for carrying a damn katana on his back for this wonderful addition.

Wax (adv) - to wax; a euphonism meaning to take out something, or someone. Also; frag, bean, popped, and strangely enough, Halo'ed.

Task Force: Canada (adj) - A rather polite monkier meaning 'The fuckin Canucks'. Some less than polite soul out of OEF IV put this one out when the Canadians went to 'assist' them. Note: the author has no biased against the Canadians. He's trained with them, and only makes fun of the little pom-poms on top of their berets. They are rather rediculous.

See-Saw Sally's (adj) - An Iraqi whose loyalty is not only questionable, but buyable, on a whim, or only on every other Tuesday will he cooperate. See-Saw Sally's usually get a trip to some Iraqi Police station, which is not, from what I'm told, a pleasant experience.

Party Favors (pron) - a 60mm motar IED. So-named for the small popping noise and explosion they give.

Alaskans On The Move (adj) - An Iraqi, armed with an AK, running away. AK, short for AK-47/74. is also the state abbreviation for Alaska. 172nd Striker Brigade (Alaska) first coined this term. Prbably before they got involentarily extended.

Woobie (pron) - A blanket or some other cover to help keep warm, because you 'woobie' cold without it, wouldn't you? Again, thank the boys at Garry Owen for this one, since Korea gets damn cold.

Dropping Dimes (adj) - a 'dime-dropper' is someone who blames you for something... publically. To be ratted out, or another term for a stool-pidgeon. Jersey says stop snitchin'.

Squawk-Vox (pron) - A speaker set up on the outside of a Humvee, to translate English into Iraqi/Kurdish/Turkish/Farsi/whatever. Unfortunately, I've never seen one of these damn things work, all they do is squawk. Much like a New Jersey train station intercom system. See, I dropped a dime!

Dur'deki [duur-deck-ee] (Kurdish) - The Kurdish word for 'Faggot'. This applies to a good deal of the people that we unfortunately work with...