Military slang
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Military slang, or informal military terms, is a set of colloquial terms used commonly by military personnel — often as abbreviations or derivations of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, or otherwise incorporating aspects of formal military concepts and terms. Military slang is often used to reinforce the (usually friendly) interservice rivalries. Some of these terms have been considered derogatory to varying degrees and attempts have been made to eliminate them. Many common examples of military slang can be found in wiktionary.
Military for the purposes of this article means armed forces and therefore includes slang which is unique to or originates with army, naval and air forces.
Military slang has often been incorporated into wider usage. See also:
- List of U.S. Army acronyms and expressions
- U.S. Navy slang
- Grande Armée slang (French Army slang during the Napoleonic Wars)
- American English
- British English
- The Forces Dictionary on http://www.biscuitsbrown.com or the British Army Rumour Service (British Army slang)
- Covey Crump's compilation of Navy slang in the sub-section under the Naval Life section on the Royal Navy website http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk
