U.S. Navy slang: Difference between revisions

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*Dicksmith: another derogatory term for hospital corpsmen.

*Dick the dog: putting "half-assed" effort into a task (refers to improperly securing the "dogs" on a watertight hatch when passing through. Such a lax procedure could spell doom for a sinking ship if hatches were not absolutely watertight). Also said as " poking the poodle"

*D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F: (Do I Look Like I Give A F**kFuck?), A term indicating supreme indifference; "Gaffer".

* dink: as in delinquent. " that shitbird is dink on ship's quals"

*Dog: A Soft Serve [[Ice Cream]] machine. Named from the appearance of the Chocolate flavor in relation to a product of man's best friend. Also referred to as ''auto dog''.

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==F==

*Field Day: All hands clean-up.

*F.I.I.G.M.O.: (ForgetFuck It, I Got My Orders); refusal of a long or tough assignment near the end of a duty rotation. Also seen as a name badge at this time, so officers/petty officers will forget your real name.

*Fighting gear: eating utensils.

*Five and Dimes: A watch rotation where the sailor or watch team stand five hours of watch, then have ten hours off (to clean, perform maintenance, train, get qualified, conduct drills, take care of divisional business or their collateral duty, eat, shower, and occasionally sleep). This follows from a three-section watch rotation, and results in the sailor standing watch at a different time every day and night, repeating every three days.

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*FOD Walk Down: A periodic, organized search on an aircraft carrier flight deck looking for debris that a jet engine might injest. FOD = Foreign Object Damage

*Four (4) by Eight (8) Watch: The worst watch section to be in because your first watch is 0400 to 0800, then you work your duty station until 1600, followed by your second watch 1600 to 2000, every day.

*FTN: F**kFuck the Navy (common ephitet used when complaining about naval policies or regulations). Also can refer to "Free The Nukes," referring to sailors in the nuclear power field. Also refers to a mythical rate or ship type an "FTN Striker" says he/she is trying to get in (i.e. Fleet Tug-Nuclear, Fire Technician-Nuclear)

**FTN Striker: Sailor whose stated goal/desire is get discharged

*[[F.U.B.A.R.]]: Fouled up beyond all repair, F**kedFucked up beyond all recognition. ''([[Foobar]])''

*F.U.B.I.J.A.R.: F**kFuck You Buddy, I'm Just A Reservist ("backbone of the Navy")

*F**kFuck the mission, clean the position: break out the swabs.

*F**kFuck You, strong message follows: seen on a numerical list of epithet substitutions, especially transmitted over radio, which has to stay clean

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==I==

*IFBM: Instant F******Fucking Boatswains Mate. "A" school washout assigned to deck force.

* ID10T: Pronounced "Eye-Dee-Ten-Tango." Similar to "bulkhead remover," an inexpensive way to derive enjoyment from inexperienced personnel. "Recruit, go get me an ID10T form, and step on it!"

*Irish Pennant: Loose thread on uniform.

*INT WTF: Letters Pronounced Individually. INTerrogative What The F***Fuck. See [[WTFO]]. Usually used in a text/teletype medium where WTFO is over voice communications.

* IYAOYAS: Unofficial acronym commonly found on the uniforms of airedales who specialize in ordnance handling. Read as "If you ain't ordnance, you ain't s**tshit"

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==L==

*Ladderwell: Stairs. (This is a holdover from when all climbing was done by ladders.)

*Lieu-f**kingfucking-tenant: illustrates Navy practice of including a swear word INSIDE another word

*Love Boat: (see also Tuna Boat) Term referring to a Subtender comprised primarily of female sailors

*LST: [[Tank landing ship]], or "Large Slow Target," a now removed type of [[amphibious warfare ship]].

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*Naval Infantry: Derogatory term for the U.S. Marines.

*Navy Shower: not a form of punishment. While underway, fresh water must be manufactured. A common-sense way of saving it is to wet down while taking a shower and then TURN OFF THE WATER. Lather up and wash. Finally, TURN ON THE WATER to rinse off. Continual disregard WILL attract a punishment shower with scrub brushes.

*No-F**kFuck, Vagina: Pejorative term for [[Norfolk, Virginia]]; often refers to the city itself instead of the base. For the base, see "Black Hole", above.

*NUB: New Useless Body, Non-Usable Body or Nuclear Unqualified Body. Term refered to newly reported sailors with no qualifications or experience. Usually tasked with dirty and nasty jobs often refered to as "S**tShit Work".

*Nuke: (alternate spelling "Nuc") (Submarine Service and CVNs) Engineering Department crewmember responsible for turning main shaft via atom-splitting. Also refers to ordnance type that is neither confirmed nor denied, which may or may not be handled by a different Department (See "Weaponettes," below). Also describes nerds (generally anyone who is/was a candidate for Naval Nuclear Power Training Command).

*Nuke it out (or simply "nuke it"): To overthink an easy task. Alternately, often used by nukes to suggest someone ought to put forth at least a little thought before giving up on a problem.

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*Pecker-Checker: Derisive term for Hospital Corpsman

*Permanent Help: Slang for a PH (Photographer's Mate) in a fighter squadron.

*PFM: "Pure F'ingFucking Magic", term applied to when things work, but you don't know how, but they work.

*Piece: rifle, as used in manual-of-arms (rifle drill)

*Pier-Queer: Air Force term for Sailor (as opposed to the Navy term for Air Force personnel which is simply "queer".)

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*Secure: In general, to prepare something for stormy travel -- to secure a window is to shut it. However, it's often used as a stronger form of "cut it out," as in "talking is secured" or "I'm going to secure your mouth if you don't shut the hell up" or "your fruity ways are secured, Fireman Radomski."

*Senile Chief: Slang for Senior Chief

*Shark s%$#shit: A sailor who has fallen overboard and is lost forever.

*Shellback: An individual who has crossed the [[Equator]].

*Sherwood Forest: (Submarine Service) missile area, on a boomer

*S%$#Shit-on-a-shingle: Creamed chipped beef on toast.

*Shinbuster: Same as knee-knocker.

*Ship over: re-enlisting

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*SPLIB: Special Liberty, Comp-Time.

*S.N.O.B.: Shortest Nuke on Board. Term used to refer to the lucky nuke who gets out of the Navy next. This term usually only applies to nukes who have not re-enlisted (i.e. "first-termers"). In rare cases, the S.N.O.B. voluntarily relinquishes his/her title to a "second-termer" that gets out of the Navy earlier who exhibits extreme disgruntlement and is generally accepted by the "first-termers" as one of their own. This person would be given the title of "Honorary S.N.O.B."

*S.O.S.: Same as S%$#Shit-on-a-shingle.

*Sparky: Radioman.

*Spook: Usually a CT, IS or some kind of intelligence type.

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**WESTPAC Widow/Widower: Describes wives (and now husbands) with spouses on deployment. Single, for all intents and purposes, until the day their spouse returns from deployment.

*Whiz Quiz: "Piss Test," Urinalysis.

*WTFO: "What the F**kFuck, Over" (pronounced "wit fo"): colorful way of asking what just happened, ie, "What the F**kFuck?"

*[[Wardroom]]: Officers' mess, or dining room. Use to collectively refer to all the officers at a command. Ready Room is the equivalant in the aviation community.

*Weaponette: (pl: Weaponettes) (Submarine Service) Pejorative term for the members of a submarine's Weapons Department, used by members of the Navigation/Operations Department or Engineering Department, usually when they want their stolen tools back.