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Posted: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 - 10:59 AM UTC
I thought that some of you might like to see some of the terminology and slang we used in Nam Di Di number 1 GI and take a gander http://www.1stcavmedic.com/glossary.html
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Posted: Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 11:28 AM UTC

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I thought that some of you might like to see some of the terminology and slang we used in Nam Di Di number 1 GI and take a gander http://www.1stcavmedic.com/glossary.html


Nice site. But there are a few terms left out or not included. Like:

Dustoff
Medevac
xxx days and a wake up
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Posted: Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 11:44 AM UTC
Great site Animal. Thanks for the link. One of my faves is BUFF for the B-52. I always chuckle when I read, in FSM for example, that it stood for Big Ugly Fat Fellow...

Thanks again,
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Posted: Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 04:57 AM UTC
Here are some NAM words :
OK chop chop = I am hungry or I would like to eat
Mama San = The old women
OK Salem = Give me a cigarette or I would like to smoke
OK Dollards = Give me money
Dep = Beautiful
OK boum boum = Make love

Regards.
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Posted: Sunday, June 27, 2004 - 02:09 AM UTC

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One of my faves is BUFF for the B-52. I always chuckle when I read, in FSM for example, that it stood for Big Ugly Fat Fellow...


In reality, that is the censored version. It really stands for Big Ugly Fat F***
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