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List of military slang terms; Glossary of nautical terms (A-L) Glossary of nautical terms (M-Z) United States Navy bureau system; List of U.S. government and military acronyms. List of U.S. Marine Corps acronyms and expressions; List of U.S. Air Force acronyms and expressions
In the United States and United Kingdom, the term "cob" is primarily used to describe the Welsh cob, and in the sizing of bridles for horses, designating a smaller size that will fit not only the Welsh cob, but also many Morgans, Arabians, some American Quarter Horses, and other horses with short, triangular-shaped heads.
Grunge speak was a hoax series of slang words purportedly connected to the subculture of grunge in Seattle, reported as fact in The New York Times in 1992. The collection of alleged slang words were coined by a record label worker in response to a journalist asking if grunge musicians and enthusiasts had their own slang terms, seeking to write a piece on the subject.
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]).
COB – Chief Of the Boat (Chief Petty Officer in charge of the Boat usually a Master Chief (USN Submariner Terminology)) CoB – Close of Business (End of the duty day) COCOM – Combatant Commander; CODELS – Congressional Delegations; COL – Colonel; COMINT – Communications Intelligence; COMPACFLT – Commander, Pacific Fleet (U.S. Navy)
COB, meaning Close Of Business (end of work day). Implying that something should happen by the end of the typical work shift. COP or EOP, meaning Close Of Play / End Of Play. British sporting term referring to an overnight, intra-game, break during a cricket match which is scheduled to take place
The term has been around in Black American communities since the 1990s, appearing as early as 1992 on "It Was a Good Day" by Ice Cube, who raps: "No flexin', didn't even look in a n----'s direction."
Cob or cobbing board, a wooden instrument used for punishment: see Paddle (spanking) Cob, Spanish gold and silver coins that were irregularly shaped and crudely struck: see Spanish dollar Cob, a crusty bread roll shaped like a squashed ball, commonly used in the English Midlands: see List of bread rolls