Whiskey tango foxtrot : the real language of the modern American military /
Axelrod, Alan, 1952-
Whiskey tango foxtrot : the real language of the modern American military / WTF, the real language of the modern American military Real language of the modern American military Alan Axelrod. - New York : Skyhorse Publishing, c2013. - vii, 212 p. ; 18 cm.
Slang, military -- Behind the butt plate: living the GI life -- Cake eaters and chicken guts: military courtesy and command authority -- After women or liquor: conduct unbecoming but completely understandable -- Bang-bang, beans, bullets, bandages & badguys: fighting words -- Burn before reading: military intelligence and other oxymorons -- Broken arrows and spastic plastic: language built to the highest military specs.
Explores military slang, explaining acronyms, words, and phrases in a text arranged by topic.
1620876477 (pbk.) 9781620876473 (pbk.)
2013011431
016325312 Uk
English language--Slang--United States--Dictionaries.
Military art and science--United States--Dictionaries.
Sailors--Language--United States--Dictionaries.
Soldiers--Language--United States--Dictionaries.
Whiskey tango foxtrot : the real language of the modern American military / WTF, the real language of the modern American military Real language of the modern American military Alan Axelrod. - New York : Skyhorse Publishing, c2013. - vii, 212 p. ; 18 cm.
Slang, military -- Behind the butt plate: living the GI life -- Cake eaters and chicken guts: military courtesy and command authority -- After women or liquor: conduct unbecoming but completely understandable -- Bang-bang, beans, bullets, bandages & badguys: fighting words -- Burn before reading: military intelligence and other oxymorons -- Broken arrows and spastic plastic: language built to the highest military specs.
Explores military slang, explaining acronyms, words, and phrases in a text arranged by topic.
1620876477 (pbk.) 9781620876473 (pbk.)
2013011431
016325312 Uk
English language--Slang--United States--Dictionaries.
Military art and science--United States--Dictionaries.
Sailors--Language--United States--Dictionaries.
Soldiers--Language--United States--Dictionaries.