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

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tooting n. As they put it, they were just out “tooting” around. They are 200 British officers visiting Fort Leavenworth for three weeks of training. It’s part of a nine-month course the newly promoted majors are put through to increase their capabilities. The “tooting” is an acronym for tactical exercises without troops. The officers were conducting training in and around Holton this week in small groups, working tactical problems of how to move units across the countryside. [English Military Acronym] [full cite] (Mar. 10, 2008)

twuncing n. The growing practice—known as twuncing (two [or more] walkers using non-essential cars)—involves walkers driving two cars to the end point of their walk, and then riding together in one car to the starting point. After the walk they drive together to the starting point to collect the other vehicle. [English Automobiles & Transportation Acronym] [full cite] (Mar. 27, 2008)

UFROG n. Even before we moved in, my wife set the deadline of transforming our UFROG (it means unfinished room over garage) into 250 square feet of livable, workable space, which I commonly refer to as a man room. It’s not really a den as much as it’s a place where I can put my collectables, dartboards and bar equipment, which she commonly refers to as junk. [English Houses & Housing Acronym] [full cite] (Oct. 17, 2006)

UG n. They knew their mission was to gather early, so they could get there soon enough to protect the family from any protestors—“UGs,” as the bikers call them, or uninvited guests. [English Slang Acronym] [full cite] (Nov. 22, 2006)

UGRE n. Natick has gone back to the drawing board; it is now testing “unified ground rations express,“ or U.G.R.E., which can feed 18 soldiers a hot meal out of a single disposable box. [English Food & Drink Military Acronym] [full cite] (Mar. 15, 2005)

urst n. Most TV shows, after all, try to string out the sexual tension as long as possible. There’s even a term for this, “urst,“ as in lust plus unfulfilled urges. [ Class Acronym Language English Subject Entertainment] [full cite] (Nov. 13, 2005)

UXO n. The painstaking, dangerous work of removing unexploded ordnance, or UXO as it is known, is taking much longer in Vietnam than anyone wishes, researchers and ordnance experts say. [English Firearms Military Acronym] [full cite] (Mar. 8, 2007)

v-bidder n. Rafael Epstein: “And it was, you say, a vehicle-born explosive device. Is that that someone tried to use a car bomb to attack a military convoy?“ Philip Smith: “That’s what a lot of you all refer to it as. We call it a V-Bidder (phonetic) or Vehicle-born IED which is also often referred to as a car bomb, yes.“ [English Iraq Military Acronym] [full cite] (Oct. 25, 2004)

V2G n. As long as it has fuel, the Prius can produce at least three kilowatts of continuous power, which is adequate to maintain a home’s basic functions. This form of vehicle-to-grid technology, often called V2G, has attracted hobbyists, university researchers and companies like Pacific Gas & Electric and Google. [English Automobiles & Transportation Acronym] [full cite] (Sep. 2, 2007)

VASCAR n. The Connecticut State Police are patrolling in traditional and non-traditional cruisers, using all forms of speed enforcement (including radar, laser and the stopwatch-assisted method known as VASCAR) as well as patrolling from the air using small planes. [English Automobiles & Transportation Police Acronym] [full cite] (Dec. 27, 2007)

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