HOW THE NAVY TALKS (1942)
Plank owner  Sailor who stays on one ship.
White rat  A man who "rats" on his shipmates to officers.
4.0 mark  A perfect mark, as in examinations.
Sound off  Give your name, rate and horsepower.
Light the smoking lamp  In old Navy a lamp was lit when smoking was allowed; now they pass the word over an announcing system.
Paid off  Discharged.
Flake out  To lie down.
Out of bounds  Forbidden.
To foul up the detail  To make a mistake.
A mustang  A full commissioned officer who rose from the ranks by merit.
To caulk off  To sleep.
Chow  Food.
Bellyrobber  The ship's cook.
Scuttlebutt  Navy drinking fountain; gossip.
Greaseball  Mess cook.
Sea lawyer  Sailor who gives unwanted advice.
Hashmarks  Diagonal stripes worn on sleeves. One for each four years.
Ship over  Re-enlist.
Java, jamoke, mud  Coffee.
Rubber sock, boot  A new recruit.
Kickout  Dishonorable or bad conduct discharge.
Brig  The ship's jail.
Skipper, Old Man, His nibs  The Captain.
Doc.  Any pharmacist's mate.
Insect  A boot Ensign.
O.O.D.  The Officer-of-the-Deck.
Bucket of blood racetrack  A low class dance-hall.
Holy Joe, sympathy issuer  The Chaplain.
Five for seven man  Navy loan shark.
Sailor's bible  A bluejacket's manual.
Cutter  A long, fast boat, used for racing.
Tin can  A destroyer.
Pig boat  A submarine.
Mosquito boat  A very fast torpedo boat.
Ham 'n eggs boat  A refrigerator ship.
Airdales  Navy aviators.
Lower the boom  To knock someone down.
Hack driver  Chief Petty Officer.
Jack-o-the-dust  The commissary steward.
Gyp joint  The ship's service store.
Slumgullion  Stew.
Money-bags  The paymaster.
Lucky bag  Where lost clothing is kept.
Make a speed run  Have a gay time ashore.
Tin fish  A torpedo.
W.P.A, men  Navy reserves.
Shove off  Scram, beat it.
Ash can  A depth charge.
Navy Chest  A protruding stomach.
Show a leg  Get out of your bunk.
Take in the slack  Take it easy.
Shipshape  Neat.
Get under way  Get going.
Blow a fuse  Get angry.
Irish pennant  A loose end.
Monkey drill  Calisthenics.
4 on and 4 off  Standing watch and watch.
On the mat  Called up for punishment.
Go to the mast  Before the Commanding officer for trial.
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On the report  To be reported for an offense.
Busted  Reduced in rank.
Surveyed  Discharged for medical reasons.
Mate  Your pal.
Go over the hill  To run away, desert.
Civvie  A civilian.
Skivvies  Underwear.
Captain of the head  Toilet room cleaner.
Sugar report  A letter from the girl friend.
Bellbottoms  Widely flared non-reg pantaloons.
Acey-deucey  Navy game similar to backgammon.
Overleave  To overstay shore time.
"48"  Week-end liberty.
Foxtail  A mustache.
Smoke-stacking  Telling big windies.
To get your ears lowered  Get a haircut.
Happy hour or smoker  A card of fights, wrestling, and entertainment.
All-Navy  A regulationabiding sailor.
Chinaman  Sailor who works in the laundry.
Dungarees  Working denims.
Racketeer  Sailor who has a moneymaking sideline.
Marlinspike seamanship  Knowing knots and splices.
Dogging the watch  Splitting the watch in half, to make it rotate.
Stand by  Take a shipmate's duty so he can go ashore.
Section leader  Senior man in a section.
Billet  Your bunk and locker number.
Ropeyarn Sunday  In old Navy, this was a half day off to sew and perform personal tasks; now is a half-holiday.
Thirty-year bag  Large canvas bag in which a man's clothing is packed.
Slick, shave, and shine  Get cleaned up for liberty.
Goonie  A married man.
Field day  Day of general cleaning.
A salvo  Broadside from all guns.
Coming on the range  Approaching firing position.
Officer's Country  That part of the ship, usually aft, where officers live.
Bugle  Your nose.
A one-nighter  Sailor who is suffering from a hangover.
Quarterdeck  Part of the upper deck used for ceremonies.
Topside  The weather deck.
Technician  Sailor who thinks he is very good at his trade.
Lubber  Inept sailor, or landsman.
Old salt  An old sailor.
Cruising the town  Seeing the sights.
Taking a bearing  Ascertain your whereabouts.
Breakwater sailor  Sailor on a ship which seldom goes to sea,
Homeguard  Married sailor.
Sea gulls  Girls who follow the fleet.
Sea-going  One who gets plenty of time at sea.
Freedom chit, or liberty card  A pass to go ashore,
"84"  Naval prison.
Dummy run  A false start.
To secure  Make fast, or tie up.
Haul out  To tie up to a boom.
Gangway ticket  A man's discharge paper.
Ginmill  Lowclass cabaret, or booze joint.
Collision mat  Navy hot cakes.
P. I. man  Sailor who is supposed to have political influence.
Shore patrol  Sailors on duty to keep the peace among sailors ashore.
Landing force  A large liberty party.
Graveyard watch  The 12 to 4 at night.
Man-o-war's man  An alert, up-to-the-minute sailor.
Muscle man  One who pulls in a racing boat.
Politician  Sailor with an easy job.
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