Results for “sold”

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mew
verb

Pseudoscientific tongue-on-the-roof-of-the-mouth posture, sold on TikTok as a free jawline upgrade.

#tiktok#looksmaxxing#gen-alpha#pseudoscience
blue falcon 18+
phrase

Mature content — open to view.

#military#us-army#phrase#insult
grunt
noun

An infantryman — the boots-on-the-ground soldier.

#military#infantry#vietnam#slang
Tom
noun

A British Army private soldier — from Tommy Atkins.

#military#british-army#infantry#uk
squaddie
noun

A British Army ordinary soldier.

#military#british-army#infantry#uk
crap hat
noun

British Para/SF slur for any soldier not wearing a maroon or green beret.

#military#british-army#paratroopers#insult
pongo
noun

Royal Navy/Marines nickname for a soldier — 'where the army goes, the pong goes'.

#military#royal-navy#royal-marines#british-army
biff
noun

Soldier on the sick list or light duties — a skiver.

#military#british-army#sick#skiver
nig
noun

'New In Greens' — a soldier fresh out of basic training.

#military#british-army#recruit#acronym
rain check
noun

A voucher honouring the sale price when the promo item has sold out.

#retail#grocery#promotions#customer-service
Dear John
noun

The breakup letter every soldier dreaded — the homefront sweetheart calling it off while he's away.

#1940s#wartime#swing#vintage
Khaki Wacky
adjective

Boy-crazy for men in uniform — the 1940s term for a girl smitten with soldiers.

#1940s#wartime#swing#vintage
Chow Hound
noun

The soldier first in the mess line and last to leave — the unit's bottomless eater.

#1940s#wartime#swing#vintage
Sad Sack
noun

The hapless, bumbling soldier who can't catch a break — and any luckless screw-up since.

#1940s#wartime#swing#vintage
Motorized Freckles
noun

GI gallows humor for insects — the bugs and lice that plagued soldiers in the field.

#1940s#wartime#swing#vintage
Plonk
noun

Cheap, ordinary wine — British slang born from WWI soldiers mangling 'vin blanc'.

#british#uk#money#slang
Ruffler
noun

A swaggering beggar posing as a maimed ex-soldier — second only to the upright man.

#thieves-cant#cant#historical#british