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General Slang
and a wake-up
and uh WAKE-up · phrase · slang
Tacked onto a countdown to mark the final morning.
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A phrase appended to a number of days remaining to include the last morning one has to wake up before leaving, as in 'three days and a wake-up.'
“Ten and a wake-up until I'm back stateside.”
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and a wake-up In A Sentence
Ten and a wake-up until I'm back stateside.
Origin & Usage
US military slang for counting down time in service or deployment.
Variants
and a wakeup
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What does 'and a wake-up' mean?
It's a phrase added to a countdown of days left, accounting for the final morning you have to wake up before you leave — e.g. 'three days and a wake-up.'
Why do soldiers say 'and a wake-up'?
It psychologically shortens the count: the last day barely counts because you leave that morning, so it's tacked on separately as the final wake-up.
How is it used in a sentence?
You state the days remaining then add the phrase, as in 'Ten and a wake-up until I'm home.'
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