Thursday, March 5, 2009

U.S Navy Slang

Some of my comrades thought that they would help me put together a list of our Navy slang, so all you civs could follow along. Thanks to all for their input!

Of course .. we ALL wanted to be a Bullet Sponge - U.S. Marine!

Never heard this one before, but it seems to fit:
Queer - nickname for the EA-6B Prowler. Also Air Force Personnel

Of course, there's the usual:
aye - yes
bulkhead - wall
skipper - capt
as you were - keep doing what you were doing
by your leave - may I go, or excuse me
Cracker Jacks - Slang for the dress blue uniforms worn by sailors below the rank of E-7

And the flap in the front of the trousers - a MARINE TABLE CLOTH!
Diego Garcia 10 - ANY woman on Diego Garcia....

Do you know why they put Marines on Navy ships?
because sheep are no longer practical...
deck ape - a Bosun Mate KnuckleDragger...
twidget - an electronics expert I fixee, but good.
nosebleed country - the upper superstructure, because the engineers get nosebleeds when they go up there
sliders - burgers, because they have enough grease to slide off the plate I ride the ShortBus!
midrats - leftovers from dinner or cold sandwiches for the midnight meal
BUG JUICE! Deb's Martini!..... Cheers!
Scuttlebutt - drinking fountain or rumors
Buttkit - ashtray
Ropeyarn Sunday - Time set aside to mend clothes and sails, usually on a Wednesday.
Hatch - opening between decks
Line - rope
Monkey's paw - Line formed into a ball around a weight attached to a heaving line.
Bilges - where Marines are bred.
Snipes - Engineers
R & R - Rust & Redlead
Sea Story - Tall tale
Shellback - Sailor who has crossed the equator.

How do you identify a Sea Story? They all begin with "Once upon a time" or "Hey, this is no shit.."

Sea Story - Tall tale
Don't forget 'Sea Lawyer'. Every body needs a good 'Sea Lawyer'.
Or 'Sea Daddy'.
Good times. Lush!
And of course there was "Sea Pussy" You're sweet!
Ballast - Marines... (Plus, they take up space that could be used to stow Ice Cream...)
BCG's - Birth Control Glasses. Standard Navy-issue corrective eye wear. So named because they are so thick and hideous that you are guaranteed never to have sex while you are wearing them. Term has become obsolete due to more normal looking frame choices offered nowadays (outside of recruit training, at least).
Dirty-dick - To rub genitalia on someone’s cup or soda can as an act of retribution or to be funny.
Drop your cocks and grab your socks - A saying that the petty officer of the watch yells in the sleeping quarters when it's time for everyone to get up. Often done in boot camp.
Gyrene - derogatory Navy term for a U.S. Marine. Also called "Jarheads".
MARINE - acronym for Marines Always Ride in Navy Equipment...or Muscles are Required Intelligence Not Essential... or My Ass Really Is Navy Equipment..or My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment...or Muscles are Required Intelligence Not Expected.
Naval Infantry - the U.S. Marines.
Puddle Pirate - Members of the US Coast Guard.

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