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US Army Acronyms (Slang)

 
  Acronym   Meaning
AIDS Army Induced Divorce Syndrome.
ARMY Ain't Ready For The Marines Yet; Airforce Rejected Me Yesterday; Aren't Really Men Yet
ATFU Ate The F*ck Up. When Someone/thing Is Not Up To The Army Standard.
AWR (Alpha Whiskey Romeo) Allah's Waiting Room.
BCD Birth Control Device. Refers To The Standard Issue Eyeglasses, Generally Known For Being Unstylish.
BCGS Birth Control Glasses; See BCD
BOB The Sun. Stands For Big Orange Ball.
BOG Boots On The Ground. Number Of Soldiers Available.
BOHICA Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
BTDT Been There, Done That
BTDTBTTS Been There, Done That, Bought The T-Shirt
CDAT Computerized Dumb-Ass Tanker (in The Era Of Modern Weaponry)
CF (Charlie Foxtrot) Cluster F*ck
CS (Charlie Sierra) Can Mean "Chicken Sh*t" Or "C*ck Sucker."
DAN Dick, Ass, And Nuts. Used When Referring To A Smell, Particularly That Of A Soldier Who Hasn't Showered In A While.
DAT Dumb-Ass Tanker (in The Pre-computer Era)
DH Darling Husband (used Almost Exclusively By Dependent Spouse Types)
DICK Dedicated Infantry Combat Killer (used In Infantry Training)
DILLIGAFF Do I Look Like I Give A Flying F*ck?
DINQ Delinquent In Quals (Pronounced "dink"). Someone Who Has Not Progressed As Far As Required In Their Qualifications.
ECE Equine-Canine Extravaganza; I.e. Dog And Pony Show - Useless Perfection Of Duty Or Equipment For (usually) Bored Commanders Or Press/media
FAINTED Faked An Injury, Necessary To Escape Duty
FIDO "F*ck It. Drive On" Equivalent Of "Sh*t Happens"
FIGMO F*ck It, Got My Orders 桾he State Of Apathy Between When Transfer Orders Are Received And When The Transfer Takes Place.
FIIGMO F*ck It, I've Got My Orders (a.k.a. "Short-timer's Disease")
FISHDO F*ck It, Shit Happens, Drive On (military Equivalent Of "par For The Course.")
FNG F*cking New Guy. Soldier Coming To A Unit Straight From AIT. Sometimes Pronounced Fin-gee.
FOAD F*ck Off And Die
FODA F*ck Off And Die Asshole. Note: Foda Is Also Portuguese For Fuck. When Said By Itself, It Can Have The Same Connotation As "F*ck Off And Die, Asshole."
FTA F*ck The Army; Fun Travel Adventure; Or Follow The Airborne
FTN F*ck The Navy; Fun Time Navy
FUBAR F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition (Also: F*cked Up Beyond Any Recovery)
FUBB F*cked Up Beyond Belief (A Worst-Case Scenario)
FUBIJAR F*ck You Buddy, I Am Just A Reservist!
FUBIS F*ck You, Buddy, I Am Shipping. Used Toward The End Of A Tour Of Duty To Indicate An Attitude Of General Apathy And Contempt. (see Also FIIGMO)
FUGAZI F*cked-up, Got Ambushed, Zipped-In
FYB F*ck Your Buddy. When Someone Unintentionally Gets A Friend In Trouble, He Is Playing FYB.
FYYFF F*ck You, You F*cking F*ck
GFAG Go F*ck A Goat
GI Government Issue; Originally Used For Government Supplied Equipment, Often Used By Soldiers To Refer To Themselves.
GOBI General Officer's Bright Idea - Usually Means The Opposite.
GSS General Star Spangled, Refers To Any Over Patriotic, Usually Callous And Uncaring General.
HANO High-Altitude No-Opening Parachute Technique. Used To Describe Total Malfunctions During Parachute Operations, Regardless Of Actual Altitude, As Well As Any Fall. (Used In Sarcastic Reference To HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) Jumps)
INI Intoxication And Intercourse (also I&I). Used To Specify Activity During Leave/time-off; See RnR.
JAFO Just Another F*cking Observer. Aviation Slang For The Co-pilot Or Observer On An Aircraft.
JANFU Joint Army-Navy F*ck-up.
KMAG YO-YO Kiss My Ass, Guys, You're On Your Own
KP Kitchen Patrol. Periodic One-day Duty Assignment For Lower-grade Soldiers To Do Mess Hall Work.
LCPL Abbreviation For The Rank Of Lance Corporal; Also Last Cleaning Position Left
LLMF Lost Like A Mother F*cker.
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