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Browsing page 2 of words meaning military (related to) (28 words total)
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IJN
interjection
- acronym for "in Jesus's name."
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Last edited on Jan 25 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 25 2011.
noun - uncountable
- World War II acronym for "Imperial Japanese Navy".
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Last edited on Jan 25 2011. Submitted by Dick Wright-Upham from Wellington, New Zealand on Jan 25 2011.
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JANFU
noun
- acronym for "Joint Army [and] Navy fuck-up", i.e. a large mistake caused by both the Army and the Navy. Rare.
Person A: What do we got here, boys?
Person B: Just another JANFU.- See more words with the same meaning: a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate.
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Last edited on Jan 10 2013. Submitted by C.G. from Iowa, USA on Jul 14 2004.
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jarhead
noun
- a United States Marine.
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Last edited on Jul 22 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
notes
- Etymology submission (likely folk):
The Marines were used by ship's skippers as a police force. Marines were often taller than the sailors. When ordered to quell fights below decks, they often banged their heads on the beams. As often as they jarred their heads, while responding to trouble, they eventually became known as jarheads.Last edited on Jul 22 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Mar 20 2012.
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locked and loaded
adjective
- ready to go.
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Last edited on Aug 14 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 14 2009.
origin
- from military slang for "weapons loaded and prepared for firing".
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Last edited on Mar 08 2018. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
- John Wayne in the film Sands of Iwo Jima was to say "Load and Lock" but "Lock and Load" sounded better so they did not edit it for the correct term.
Last edited on Mar 08 2018. Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 30 2015.
- phrase popularized by John Wayne. Origin is from procedure for readying an M1 Garand firearm for firing.
Last edited on Mar 08 2018. Submitted by Anonymous on Mar 31 2016.
- possible alternative origin: When a horse is reluctant to enter the starting gate before a race the assistant starters will position themselves on each side of the horse's haunches. They each extend an arm and grasp the others wrist. With their hands thus "locked" behind the horse's rump they pull/push the horse and "load" him into the starting gate.
Last edited on Mar 08 2018. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 11 2017.
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MIA
adjective
- acronym for "missing in action". Though the term has military origins, it is also used to simply imply that a person hasn't been seen in some period of time.
She's been MIA since the bar last night.
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Last edited on Mar 21 2011. Submitted by LJ from Jesup, GA, USA on Jul 30 2004.
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milsurp
noun
- "military surplus".
I got some milsurp ammo for cheap.
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Last edited on Jul 21 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 21 2010.
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'nam
noun - uncountable
- the Vietnam War.
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Last edited on Dec 13 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.
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no joy
interjection
- "unsuccessful".
I looked everywhere for my cellphone, but no joy.
Citation from Rookie Blue, "Signals Crossed", Season 1 Episode 4 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Aug 21 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.
origin
- From military aviation. A pilot reports "no joy" when an attempt to establish visual or radio contact with another aircraft is unsuccessful; or when an attempt to acquire a target - either visually or on tactical radar - is unsuccessful.
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Last edited on Sep 04 2015. Submitted by WOLTX from Levelland, TX 79336, USA on Jul 21 2012.
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oh dark thirty
other
- a very late - or very early - time of the day. Some unspecified time between midnight and dawn.
We had to leave at oh dark thirty to catch our flight.
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Last edited on Dec 13 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 13 2012.
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pow
noun
- acronym for "prisoner of war."
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Last edited on Dec 09 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
noun - uncountable
- fresh, deep, uncut snow. From "powder".
Citation from Local snow-boarder quoted in Salt Lake Tribune, on fresh snow at a local resort censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Nov 24 2011. Submitted by Anonymous from Salt Lake City, UT, USA on May 10 2003.
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