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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]).
This is a list of restaurant terminology.A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money, either paid before the meal, after the meal, or with a running tab. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services.
The term ratfucking (rat in this case is shorthand for ration) is a slang term used by U.S. military personnel to describe the targeted pillaging of MREs, which the military officially calls "field stripping". It refers to the process of opening a case of MREs (which are packed 12 in a box), opening up individual MRE packages, removing the ...
Every state in the U.S. has a secret language that shows off what life is like there. PlayNJ, a gaming website, conducted a nationwide survey of 2,000 individuals and used data from sources like ...
Camp followers are civilians who follow armies. There are two common types of camp followers; first, the spouses and children of soldiers, who follow their spouse or parent's army from place to place; the second type of camp followers have historically been informal army service providers, servicing the needs of encamped soldiers, in particular selling goods or services that the military does ...
Vera, an AI back-office service for startups and small businesses, recently compiled a list of the abbreviations that confuse Americans the most, using Google data and Ahrefs, an SEO software suite.
The signs for McDonald's have been altered in a way that the full name 'McDonald's' is visible during the day, but at night, it appears as 'McDonal'. [1] Donken Golden Gull Gyllene Måsen Sweden Using the first syllable as a basis for a nickname would be confusing in Swedish, as "mack" means gas/petrol station.
Lagniappe: French term for a small gift given to a customer after a purchase (a baker's dozen, for example).. Po-boy: a traditional New Orleans sandwich with meat or seafood as well as a variety ...