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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]).
SNAFU is widely used to stand for the sarcastic expression Situation Normal: All Fucked Up, as a well-known example of military acronym slang. However, the military acronym originally stood for "Status Nominal: All Fucked Up." It is sometimes bowdlerized to all fouled up or similar. [5] It means that the situation is bad, but that this is a ...
Dead Euphemistic: Croak [7] To die Slang: Crossed the Jordan Died Biblical/Revivalist The deceased has entered the Promised Land (i.e. Heaven) Curtains Death Theatrical The final curtain at a dramatic performance Dead as a dodo [2] Dead Informal The 'dodo', flightless bird from the island of Mauritius hunted to extinction Dead as a doornail [1]
The Black Parade Is Dead! is MCR's final performance as their onstage characters, the Black Parade. [11] The Black Parade centers around a dying character called The Patient, who reflects on events in his life while he is confronted by Death in the form of his fondest memory, that of his father bringing him to see a marching band.
Last year, the accolade went to “rizz,” a Gen-Z slang abbreviation of charisma. In 2022, it was “ goblin mode ”—referring to “unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy ...
Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others. The local ...
"Dead!" is a song by the American rock band My Chemical Romance from their third studio album The Black Parade (2006). A pop-punk song, "Dead!" was originally created while the band was touring for their previous album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004), as part of a side project that was never meant to be released. The song was originally ...
This has led to plenty of ways to communicate as well, like using shorthand and Gen Z slang, for example. In any given post or text message, you might come across abbreviations and terms like IB ...