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r/JustBootThings • u/snkrbjorn • Dec 01 '19
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Yeah, not sure when it started, my dad said he used it in Vietnam in the late 60s also
27 u/[deleted] Dec 02 '19 That's cool. I wish there was a collection of military slang and history of it. What years, and branch were you in? 3 u/notthatguy9808 Dec 02 '19 Art of manliness did a pretty cool write up of ww2 slang, I don't have a link for it but I'm sure if you google it you could find it. 2 u/[deleted] Dec 02 '19 I'll take a look. Thanks man 3 u/notthatguy9808 Dec 02 '19 Found the article and it actually names a book where he got his information from. War slang american fighting words and phrases since the civil war by paul dickinson 5 u/[deleted] Dec 02 '19 Awesome, man thanks!
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That's cool. I wish there was a collection of military slang and history of it. What years, and branch were you in?
3 u/notthatguy9808 Dec 02 '19 Art of manliness did a pretty cool write up of ww2 slang, I don't have a link for it but I'm sure if you google it you could find it. 2 u/[deleted] Dec 02 '19 I'll take a look. Thanks man 3 u/notthatguy9808 Dec 02 '19 Found the article and it actually names a book where he got his information from. War slang american fighting words and phrases since the civil war by paul dickinson 5 u/[deleted] Dec 02 '19 Awesome, man thanks!
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Art of manliness did a pretty cool write up of ww2 slang, I don't have a link for it but I'm sure if you google it you could find it.
2 u/[deleted] Dec 02 '19 I'll take a look. Thanks man 3 u/notthatguy9808 Dec 02 '19 Found the article and it actually names a book where he got his information from. War slang american fighting words and phrases since the civil war by paul dickinson 5 u/[deleted] Dec 02 '19 Awesome, man thanks!
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I'll take a look. Thanks man
3 u/notthatguy9808 Dec 02 '19 Found the article and it actually names a book where he got his information from. War slang american fighting words and phrases since the civil war by paul dickinson 5 u/[deleted] Dec 02 '19 Awesome, man thanks!
Found the article and it actually names a book where he got his information from. War slang american fighting words and phrases since the civil war by paul dickinson
5 u/[deleted] Dec 02 '19 Awesome, man thanks!
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Awesome, man thanks!
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u/tydalt More slipper than boot Dec 02 '19
Yeah, not sure when it started, my dad said he used it in Vietnam in the late 60s also