webkitlover Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Hi just doing a little reseach for some veteran friends, I want to try to make an extensive list of Army RAF and Navy slang and phrases from the 70's onwards. I've remembered quite there are loads on line wikipeadia and ARRSE have a selection https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_British_military_slang_and_expressions https://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Army_Slang I remember there were loads more for example what was the phrase for Underpants? was it keks, skivvies, and there are some phrases you don't hear anywhere else like: "Don't call me Sir, I work for a living" (if you called anyone less than an officer, Sir). But can't remember all of them, can you think of any more words or phrases you used or kew of? localised ones? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 attleej Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 "New NATO" is white with one sugar! Still very useful expression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AlienFTM Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 On 3/30/2019 at 2:31 PM, webkitlover said: cool many thanks, BTW anyone know the origins of the word "Ally" meaning cool kit? I'm assuming it's an abreviation, but of what? I've looked online and can only find the meaning "allied", I can't think it came from. Cheers again It's a new word, introduced after 1989 when I left, replacing "warry". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AlienFTM Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 On 4/1/2019 at 11:15 PM, radiomike7 said: Bob, bondook is new to me but apparently ' It originates from India and is still used in parts of the British Army that has served in India' During my Scorpion Gunnery training, start of 1976, our ancient 13th/18th Hussars used to use Bondook for Machine Gun, while everybody used Gat for Rifle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 chrisgrove Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Hullo 10FM68 Boots CWW (issued to me for - and the soles flattened during - a very hot month's exercise in summer Cyprus) were invariably known as Cobbly Wobblies, never Hobbly Cobblies.. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MatchFuzee Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 The meaning of Ally, Allyness and Allyness Saves Lives:- https://charliecharlieone.com/the-meaning-of-ally-allyness-and-allyness-saves-lives/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 10FM68 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 1 hour ago, chrisgrove said: Hullo 10FM68 Boots CWW (issued to me for - and the soles flattened during - a very hot month's exercise in summer Cyprus) were invariably known as Cobbly Wobblies, never Hobbly Cobblies.. Chris No idea what you're on about, I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hi just doing a little reseach for some veteran friends, I want to try to make an extensive list of Army RAF and Navy slang and phrases from the 70's onwards.
I've remembered quite there are loads on line wikipeadia and ARRSE have a selection
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_British_military_slang_and_expressions
https://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Army_Slang
I remember there were loads more for example what was the phrase for
Underpants? was it keks, skivvies,
and there are some phrases you don't hear anywhere else like:
"Don't call me Sir, I work for a living" (if you called anyone less than an officer, Sir).
But can't remember all of them, can you think of any more words or phrases you used or kew of? localised ones?
cheers
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