SERVICE JARGON
[Annotated: "US Navy 1942" eds.]
Anchor (adj) lowest, as "anchor" man, "anchor" section.
Bear a hand admonition to hurry up.
Batt., (n) Battalion.
Belay that as you were.
Bilge (v) To flunk, fail.
Blou., (n) Blouse
Bone (v) Study
Brace (n) Correct military posture.
Breeze, shooting the. Swapping lies, idle talk.
Bulkhead (n) Wall.
Bust (v) To sound, as "formations' busted" also to fail.
Buzzard (n) the eagle on a rating badge.
Caulk or Caulk off (v) to take a nap.
Ceiling Zero clouds right down on ground no visibility.
Charlie Noble Galley smoke stack.
Chow Food, a meal of any sort.
Chinese Landing Nose up (minor landing accident ending upon nose and wheels.
Crabtown (n) Annapolis.
Crack (v) to open, as to "crack a port".
Cutthroat (n) One eager to oil the wheels of his own progress.
Davy Jones Locker Where things go when given the deep six, the bottom of the sea.
Deck (n) Floor.
D.O. (n) Duty Officer.
Dope (n) The inside secret on anything; one unsatisfactory in common sense; (v) dope off, forget.
Dropped in excessively hard landing.
Exec. Executive Officer.
Eyes in the boat Admonition to keep head and eyes front.
First Luff First Lieutenant.
Give it the Gun open the throttle.
Give the deep six to throw overboard.
Gouge (n) Solution to problem, keep to exam; (v) to cheat.
Grease (n) Pull or influence.
Greasy (a) Over regulation.
Grease Mark (n) aptitude for service mark.
Gripe (n) or (v) Expression of disapproval.
Gundeck (v) To put on, feign intoxication.
GYRENE (n) Marine.
Holy Joe (n) The Chaplain.
Jomeke, Java. Joe (n) Coffee.
Jimmy legs (n) Yard police; masteratarms.
KIYI Small brush.
Knock off (v) to stop whatever you are doing.
Ladder (n) Stairway.
Mustang (n) A commissioned officer who has risen from the ranks.
Nav (n) Navigation.
Non-Reg (a) Non-Regulation.
Number jumper (n) Same as cutthroat.
On the Beam Right on the course as determined by "radio .on course signal" when flying by instrument.
P-Poor (n) Pretty poor - an expression of scorn.
Pipe down (n) Warning to keep quiet.
Port (n) Window.
P-rade (n) Parade.
Prop Propeller.
P-work (n) Practical work, quizz.
Rate (n) A privilege by virtue of rank; (v) to give an opinion of.
Ratey (a) applies to those who take advantage of the rates of others.
R.H.I.P. Rank hath its privileges.
Ring it out Stunt violently.
Sack (n) Official responsibility.
Savior (n) One who is intellectually brilliant.
Scuttlebutt (n) A drinking fountain; rumors, usually unfounded.
Secure (v) Blessed word while laboring. Literally to stop work, knock off.
Shove off (v) Leave, depart
Skivvy (n) underclothes.
Soup Fog
Swabs (n) Zero.
Take to the silk, or Bail out jump out in a parachute.
Tea fight (n) Afternoon tea.
Trou (n) Trousers.
Wash out landing gear Wreck or demolish landing gear.
Wind it up Start the engine.
Yehudi Box Automatic pilot.