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

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war-fighter n. According to Anderson, improving soldiers” digestive health is a primary concern for the U.S. Army because “war-fighters"-a term used to describe members of all the military branches-have long suffered from intestinal issues, particularly diarrhea, while serving overseas. [English Military Jargon] [full cite] (Jul. 17, 2008)

warm line n. One of the new ways parents are being included is through phone calls such as the ones Ball gets from time to time. It’s sometimes referred to as a “warm line.” Calls can be made by any number of people—someone such as Doody, or a volunteer with a military family centre or even an officer from the soldier’s unit. “Some are doing it weekly, at least monthly,” says Doody. “We’re reaching out through phone lines just to say “How you doing? Is there anything the Military Family Resource Centre can do for you?” (It’s) to let them know they’re not forgotten. [English Military] [full cite] (Apr. 23, 2008)

watch floor n. The main working area of the TSCC is the watch floor. The 10,000-square-foot room is equipped with an elaborate briefing and display system. Large plasma screens fill one side of the room, which is known as the “knowledge wall.” [English Military Jargon] [full cite] (Mar. 5, 2006)

water boarding n. In the case of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, a high-level detainee who is believed to have helped plan the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, C.I.A. interrogators used graduated levels of force, including a technique known as “water boarding,” in which a prisoner is strapped down, forcibly pushed under water and made to believe he might drown. [English Military Jargon] [full cite] (May. 13, 2004)

water boarding n. There’s what I call the WaterHood, also known as “water boarding’ or the “watercure,” where interrogators shove a prisoner’s head in abarrel of water and make him think he’s drowning. Actually, heis drowning; they just save him from death at the lastsecond (if all goes well). [English United States Crime & Prisons Military Politics Jargon] [full cite] (Jun. 3, 2004)

waterbowling n. They said Glass and another drill instructor would line recruits up after meals and force them to down liters of water from their canteens in a ritual they referred to as “waterbowling.” [English Military New or Nonce Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 16, 2007)

waz adj. The team name Wazwagamafs comes from waz (Marine lingo for fantastic) and “wagamafs, (wives and girlfriends and mums and families/friends). [English United Kingdom Military Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 20, 2008)

wet wings n.pl. It holds the fuel in its wings, referred to as wet wings, and underneath its belly. [English Military] [full cite] (Jun. 15, 2004)

whiskey n. The platoons of Weapons Company are often referred to as “whiskey.” [English Military] [full cite] (Jul. 25, 2006)

white horse n. I was enlisted for NS in 1994. My platoon mates and I were at first unaware that there was a “white horse” among us. Therefore, we were generally surprised with the “special privileges” accorded to us that ranged from more frequent canteen breaks, later wake-up hours and sometimes better food servings. It was only till the passing-out parade (for recruits) that the truth dawned on us. One of our platoon mate, who did not stand out in any way, be it in physical tests, shooting skills or leadership qualities, was named the company’s best recruit instead of other more worthy ones. The puzzle was quickly solved when it was known that the “white horse’s” influential father is the guest-of-honour for our batch’s passing-out-parade. [English Singapore Military Slang] [full cite] (May. 20, 2007)

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