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Leatherneck is a military slang term in the U.S. for a member of the United States Marine Corps. It is generally believed to originate in the wearing of a "leather stock" that went around the neck. It is generally believed to originate in the wearing of a "leather stock" that went around the neck.
The magazine's name derives from the slang term "leatherneck" for a U.S. Marine, referring to the leather-lined collar or stock of the original Marine uniform. Leatherneck was an official Marine Corps publication until 1972, staffed primarily by active-duty Marines. That year all active-duty positions were eliminated and the magazine returned ...
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).
Leatherneck: refers to a leather collar formerly part of the Marine uniform during the Revolutionary War period. [152] Jarhead has several oft-disputed explanations. [153] Crayon-eater: A self-deprecating term originating in the 2010s, playing off of a stereotype of Marines as unintelligent. [154] [155]
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.In English-speaking countries, it often takes the form of abbreviations/acronyms or derivations of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, or otherwise incorporates aspects of formal military terms and concepts.
That time-honored nickname, borne by the United States marines for generations—"leathernecks"—is no more! At least, the Germans have abandoned it, according to reports from France. In its place the Teutons have handed the sea soldiers one with far more meaning. They call the American scrappers "teufel hunden," which, in English, means ...
A Gedunk bar or geedunk bar (/ ˈ ɡ iː d ʌ ŋ k / GHEE-dunk) is the canteen or snack bar of a large vessel of the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard. [1] The term in this sense was first recorded in Leatherneck Magazine in 1931. [2]
Leatherneck Magazine, a magazine for current and former members of the U.S. Marine Corps; Camp Leatherneck, a U.S. Marine Corps base in Afghanistan; The Leatherneck, the post newspaper of the Marine Corps Institute; Lou Diamond (1890–1951), USMC Master Gunnery Sergeant, nicknamed "Mr. Leatherneck"