brainstorming for my latest (and potentially huge) pitch today brings me to the land of military slang and jargon. here are some of the noteworthy nuggets (actually used by militarymen!) i found on my exploration.
catastrophic success - a particularly vivid paradox under the "iraq-specific" category, for obvious reasons. defined as "military victory coming much sooner than the plan anticipates, which throws off the overall strategic plan."
BAMF - bad ass mother f*cker
CYA - cover your ass
FILTAB - f*ck it, let's take a break
FUBAR - f*cked up beyond all recognition/repair (so much profanity in the military! i wonder why? :P)
HMFIC - head mother f*cker in charge
motarded - a u.s. marines term for being motivated to the point of being retarded. i guess nobody likes an eager beaver.
snot locker - the nose
SWAG - scientific wild ass guess
and my personal favorite: BOHICA - bend over, here it comes again
drei, that one's for you! ;)
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