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Vietnam Slang

Vietnam Slang. By Kristen, Stephen, Mike. Zones. LZ- Landing Zone Hot Zone- an area where actual fighting was going on in Vietnam In Country- Vietnam. Soldier Nicknames. Cherry - a new troop replacement; inexperienced, a virgin

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Vietnam Slang

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  1. Vietnam Slang By Kristen, Stephen, Mike

  2. Zones • LZ- Landing Zone • Hot Zone- an area where actual fighting was going on in Vietnam • In Country- Vietnam

  3. Soldier Nicknames • Cherry- a new troop replacement; inexperienced, a virgin • FNG- most common name for a newly arrived person in Vietnam (Fuckin’ New Guy) • Grunt- nickname for an infantryman in Vietnam; derived from the sound one made from lifting up his rucksack • John Wayne- a soldier who performs a heroic act that was dangerous and/or cocky • Bro/Bloods/Boonierats- nicknames for black soldiers

  4. Killing Lingo • Zippo Raid- slang for torching straw huts using Zippo lighters • Fragging- killing someone using a fragmentation grenade as a weapon • Wasted- killed

  5. The F*@k Ups of Vietnam • Cluster Fuck- a situation where nothing would go right, casualties would occur, evacuation wouldn’t happen; often engineered by inept officers • FUBAR- Fucked Up Beyond All Repair

  6. Military Law • AWOL- Absent Without Official Leave; describes a soldier who left his post without permission • Court Martial- a military court that determines punishments for members of the military subject to military law; also used to try enemy POWS for war crimes

  7. Going Home • DEROS- Date Estimated Return Over Seas • Getting Short- slang for when a soldier is getting close to going home • Million Dollar Wound- a type of wound received which is serious enough to get a person sent home but not serious enough to leave a person crippled

  8. Miscellaneous • Don’t Mean Nothin’- American army mantra meaning “everything is going to be alright” • A Click- a measurement, military slang equal to 1000 meters • Hump the Boonies- taking a long walk through a large uninhabited area • Mama San/Papa San- a Vietnamese person who works in the supervisory role in South East Asia; typically related to sex work and sometimes in drinking places as well • Didi/Didi Mau- a Vietnamese word that American soldiers used to explain to civilians and the Viet Cong that they had to carry out the soldiers requests or end up a FUBAR

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