Military Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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Baghdad diet n. What exactly is Rudy’s Baghdad Diet? You’ve got to live in Baghdad: this is important because the heat there pretty much kills your appetite. No fried foods: stick to fish, salads, and vegetables 90 minutes in the gym everyday. Strenuous work everyday moving brigade supplies. [ Language English Subject Food & Drink Military] [full cite] (Oct. 8, 2005)

bang bang n. The brave and dedicated men and women who risk their lives and well-being every moment that they are in a war zone are well aware of the phrase “watch your ass.” They wear helmets and body armor and are always looking over their shoulders. However, the number of news photographers who cover “bang, bang,” as it is known in the trade, are a small minority among the photographers in the business. [English Media Military Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 8, 2006)

BAT n. Others are crammed into BATs (the soldiers’ acronym for Big-Assed Tents) where a couple hundred of them sleep in bunk beds and have no space at all. [English Military Acronym] [full cite] (Mar. 7, 2006)

battle rattle n. At 0001 hrs today we started to wear our “battle rattle,” or as it’s more affectionately known, our crap. [English United States Military] [full cite] (Oct. 10, 2004)

battle rattle n. The main gate, which previously was manned by a Swedish soldier in a ribbed turtleneck, camouflage pants and felt beret, was secured by at least six American paratroopers and military police in full combat regalia, heavy body armor and helmets—battle rattle, as they call it. [English Military Slang] [full cite] (Oct. 11, 2004)

battle rattle n. Maintain the standard for the duration—full battle rattle and alert troops was our standard. [English Military Slang] [full cite] (Oct. 11, 2004)

battlespace n. The US had been planning for the Iraqi forces to take over by July half of what the Pentagon refers to as its “battlespace.” [English Military] [full cite] (May. 23, 2006)

BCGs n.pl. He also wore thick-framed, Army-issue glasses, an object that earned an unofficial acronym, BCGs—“birth control glasses”—for being remarkably unattractive. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Military Sex & Sexuality Acronym] [full cite] (Mar. 25, 2005)

bear n. Bear: The Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO), the GIB. Refers to pilot’s opinion that a trained bear can replace the GIB. (See: FUF). [English Aviation Military Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 22, 2007)

BEAR n. A remote-controlled robot that will rescue injured or abducted soldiers, without putting the lives of their comrades at risk, is being developed for the US army. The 1.8-metre-tall Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot (Bear) will be able to travel over bumpy terrain and squeeze through doorways while carrying an injured soldier in its arms. [English Military Technology Acronym] [full cite] (Nov. 2, 2007)

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