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21-08-2008, 01:08 AM
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| Very Senior Member   Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
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 | Military Slang As some of you may be aware I go away on my jollies (w/end break) tomorrow including a day trip with parents to Dunkirk etc. Anyway whilst I'm away I thought I'd give some of you something to think about....... Being a Cockney and Ex Military and Police Officer I have always been interested in slang ie. Bobby from Robert Peel, Founder of the Police Service Not enough room in here to swing a cat, from Naval punishment and not having enough room below deck to swing a cat of nine tails Scalie Back from Signallers carry their Radio Batteries to the front during WW1 and getting acid burns on their backs. So what Military terms do you know and where do they originate from? See you and the numerous posts next week. Have a great Bank Holiday W/end Ladies and Gents-Those of you that get one that is 
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21-08-2008, 06:42 AM
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| WW2 Veteran   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London, England
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| Good thinking Drew A fascinating subject and one could do a lot worse than start off with The Phrase Finder, found at: Re: Gone for a Burton which at least gives plenty of options for the origin of many well known phrases. As this site is supposed to be based on ww2 items I started by looking up the origin of "Gone for a Burton". I won't spoil it for you...... go to the site and read all about it for yourselves Cheers Ron
__________________ If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? Rabbi Hillel circa 30 BCE  I was "Called-up" in Oct 1942Served as a Wireless-Op with the 49th LAA (78 Div) from Apr 1943 to Dec 1944 (North Africa,Sicily,Italy, Egypt). The Regiment was disbanded in Dec 1944 and I was retrained (in Italy) by the Royal Armoured Corps. Served as a Loader-Op with the 4th QOH from Mar 1945 to Jan 1946 (Italy, Austria, Germany) Finished up as Tech Cpl for "A" Sqdrn. I was "De-mobbed" in Apr 1947 Last edited by Ron Goldstein; 21-08-2008 at 06:43 AM. Reason: Typos |
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21-08-2008, 07:04 AM
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| Looks like there are plenty of options Ron. Cheers !!
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21-08-2008, 11:19 PM
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| I Like Tanks  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion.
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 | I still use 'Shufti' all the time, picked up from my grandad (c.40 years in the signals) & dad. Certainly seems to be a 'campaign' word brought back by the troops.
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22-08-2008, 02:29 PM
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| Silly old moo   Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Co Down, Northern Ireland
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| I always wondered about the term Glasshouse, why that? Still don't know exactly why either, although this seems to describe the original source of the name... The Glasshouse - The Aldershot Military Detention Barracks |
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 .Nobody said soldiers had to be prim in their language.
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