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Archive[edit]

Talk page contents archived into page history as of 03:16, 25 February 2012 (UTC). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rossami (talk • contribs) 03:16, 25 February 2012‎ (UTC)[reply]

Updated archive to subpage. - M0rphzone (talk) 02:25, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Merge discussion for List of military slang terms[edit]

Contributors to this page may be interested in the discussion at Talk:List of military slang terms. It is proposed that the page be redirected to Wiktionary, based on consensus to remove list content from this article. Cnilep (talk) 01:27, 3 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Merge content[edit]

Per the recently completed requested move, I have merged the content from List of military slang terms to this article. Please review to ensure the result is to your general satisfaction.--Labattblueboy (talk) 23:43, 14 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This recreates the unmaintainable "list of" content that plagued this page several years back. The specific examples are already explained at Wiktionary and have no place in this article. Rossami (talk) 06:10, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup after merge[edit]

I disagree that the lede needs a rewrite after the merge. It already reads "[Military slang] often takes the form of abbreviations/acronyms..." The body doesn't mention the references to interservice rivalries mentioned in the lede, but that was also the case before the merge. Rather, we should add a few examples of non-acronym slang, though this need not turn the article into a comprehensive list, which is better kept at Wiktionary. Some suggestions may be found at Talk:Military slang/Archive 1#Shipping out. --BDD (talk) 16:30, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

NPR's U.S. Military Lingo[edit]

I just read this article from NPR. Would someone like to add the lingo? DBlomgren (talk) 04:42, 18 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

References[edit]

I added the term FUBB and would have added the reference to Rottman's book but I can't figure out how to do references. The data on the book should be Rottman, Gordon L. FUBAR: Soldier Slang of World War II 2007 Osprey Publishing LTD. (2009 for the first edition paperback)ISBN-13: 978 1 84908 137 5. Here is an Amazon link to a more recent edition than my copy if that helps with the data, http://www.amazon.com/FUBAR-Soldier-Slang-World-War/dp/1435120639/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394432634&sr=8-1&keywords=FUBAR%3A+Soldier+Slang+of+World+War+II — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.161.203.70 (talk) 06:26, 10 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Needs something of a cleanup[edit]

To start with, this article is biased towards the United States. The introduction begins the bias, and should be rewritten to reflect a general introduction to the topic, using United States (and preferably other subjects) slang as examples. Similarly, most of the article, with the exception of the 'other' section, appears to cater only to Unites States military slang. The subjects of the article should be expanded or restrutured to correct the fact that the US isn't the only country in the world that uses military slang, unlike what this article would imply to a totally hapless reader; either that or it should be renamed to something along the lines of 'Military Slang of the United States'. The article should also have a dedicated history section, followed by examples which may then include some relevant background. I'd imagine that these issue could be resolved in an easy fashion by just renaming the article as I described earlier. Otherwise, some work needs to be put in to ensure this article actually describes everything it is supposed to. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.242.229.107 (talk) 22:08, 9 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]