U.S. Navy slang

U.S. Navy slang

Members of the United States Navy have developed a specialized jargon, sometimes also referred to as NAVSpeak. Like other organizational slang, its use often creates or reinforces a sense of esprit and closeness within the organization.

An excellent catalogue of this age-old art form can be found here: .


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Navy Midshipmen — University United States Naval Academy Conference(s) Independent (football) Patriot League …   Wikipedia

  • Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes — Former NAAFI shop in Osnabrück, Germany The Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI) (  / …   Wikipedia

  • navy gravy — Canadian Slang ketchup …   English dialects glossary

  • navy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fleet; ships, warships. See combatant, warfare. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fleet, naval forces, squadron, flotilla, armada, task force, scouting force, submarine force, amphibious force, marine air arm,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Military slang — is an array of colloquial terminology used commonly by military personnel, including slang which is unique to or originates with the armed forces. It often takes the form of abbreviations/acronyms or derivations of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, or… …   Wikipedia

  • Royal Navy — This article is about the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. For other Royal Navies, see Royal Navy (disambiguation). Royal Navy The naval ensign …   Wikipedia

  • Customs and traditions of the Royal Navy — There are many customs and traditions associated with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. These include formal customs including separate crests associated with ships, ensigns and fleet reviews. There are also several less formal customs and… …   Wikipedia

  • List of U.S. Navy acronyms — The U.S. Navy, like any bureaucratic organization, produces its own acronyms, which often come to have meaning beyond their bare expansions. Servicemembers sometimes refer to this as NAVSpeak. Like other organizational slang, its use often… …   Wikipedia

  • Royal Navy Submarine Service — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Submarine Service caption= start date= 1901 country= United Kingdom allegiance= branch= Royal Navy type= role= size= command structure= garrison= garrison label= equipment= equipment label= nickname= patron= motto …   Wikipedia

  • Digger slang — Digger slang, also known as ANZAC slang or Australian military slang, is Australian English slang as employed by the various Australian armed forces throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. There have been three major sources of the slang: the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”