Tag

#navy

18 words tagged “navy”

scuttlebutt
noun

Gossip, rumour, the unofficial word going round.

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shellback
noun

A sailor who's crossed the equator and survived the line-crossing ceremony.

#military#navy#tradition#ceremony
crow
noun

The eagle on a Navy petty officer's rank insignia.

#military#navy#rank#insignia
chit
noun

A formal written request for anything official in the military.

#military#navy#paperwork#admin
brown shoe
noun

A naval aviator. From the brown footwear that goes with the flight-crew uniform.

#military#navy#aviation#uniform
field day
noun

All-hands cleaning of the entire space, top to bottom.

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bubblehead
noun

A submariner — someone who serves on subs.

#military#navy#submarine#us-navy
pogey bait
noun

Candy, sweets, junk food — the good stuff from the PX or a care package.

#military#marines#navy#snacks
deck ape
noun

An undesignated seaman doing grunt work on the deck force.

#military#navy#deck-force#rate
geedunk
noun

Candy, ice cream, or the little shop onboard where you buy them.

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bootneck
noun

A Royal Marine.

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gouge
noun

Inside info. The shortcut, the answer key, the heads-up you needed.

#military#navy#marines#intel
cumshaw
noun

Trading something that isn't yours for something that isn't theirs.

#military#navy#scrounging#barter
dolphins
noun

The Submarine Warfare insignia worn by qualified submariners.

#military#navy#submarine#insignia
bug juice
noun

The fruit-flavored drink served in the mess — Navy Kool-Aid.

#military#navy#chow#mess-deck
bluejacket
noun

An enlisted US Navy sailor below chief — E-6 and down.

#military#navy#enlisted#uniform
skivvies
noun

Underwear. Specifically the t-shirt and shorts.

#military#navy#marines#uniform
gear adrift
phrase

Unattended kit. Leave it, lose it.

#military#marines#navy#nautical