Words of the Vietnam War: The Slang, Jargon, Abbreviations, Acronyms, Nomenclature, Nicknames, Pseudonyms, Slogans, Specs, Euphemisms, Double-Talk, - Hardcover

Clark, Gregory R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0899504655 ISBN 13: 9780899504650

Publisher: McFarland Publishing, 1990

Synopsis

Cu Chi, (body bag), Shit-hook (Chinook helicopter), dink (Vietnamese slang for a G.I.), slope (G.I. slang for a Vietnamese), hose (kill), boom-boom (what's done in a tapioca mill, or whorehouse), Mike-Juliet (marijuana), pogey bait, DO-28, C-2A, L Zed (Aussie for landing zone), rat-turds (oak leaf clusters), thousand yard stare, Samozaryadnyi karabin (Soviet rifle), guerre outrance (French "war to the end"-the viewpoint of the North): these and the 10,000 others in this dictionary are the words of the Vietnam era. They were spoken by ground pounders in the boonies and by peaceniks on U.S. campuses, by hawks, doves, Victor Charlies and hoi chanhs, Chinese advisors and the Muong people of the Central Highlands. The period covered is primarily 1963-1975, but there are terms included from as early as 1945 and as late as 1987.

About this title

Review:

"a fine supplement to general military and English dictionaries" -- Wilson Library Bulletin

"entries are much more detailed [than the competition's] and are heavily cross-referenced.... Recommended for all reference collections" -- Library Journal

"works splendidly...concise, accurate, chronologically sensitive definitions...much-needed.... Highly recommended" -- Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland Publishing
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0899504655
• ISBN 13: 9780899504650
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 614