4 definitions by TCAT1117
A military slang term that is the combination of the military slang word for new guy (Boot, or Barely out of training) and lieutenant. A Bootenant is an LT who is fresh out of training and assuming command for the first time. Full of book knowledge (though often not even that) they are a unique combination of overconfident and incompetent. Their attempts to be authoritarian and dominant are undermined by the fact that they often have no idea what they are talking about and lack any actual leadership skills or experience. Since he is fresh out of training usually the NCOs under him have far more hands on experience and time in service but are still legally required to obey whatever he says while saluting him and calling him sir. Bootenants will often try to compensate for their lack of actual leadership skill or hands on experience by over-enforcing petty regulations that have no effect on the mission. A Bootenant can run the risk of being known as a Regulation Ranger.
Corporal: Did you hear the bootenant spend 45 minutes just telling everybody not to wear white socks?
Sergeant: Yeah, Isn't he the one who stutters and forgot to tie his own boots yesterday? What an asshole, I can't believe we have to do whatever he says.
Sergeant: Yeah, Isn't he the one who stutters and forgot to tie his own boots yesterday? What an asshole, I can't believe we have to do whatever he says.
by TCAT1117 November 17, 2018
Military slang for the perimeter around a forward operating base or patrol base. Except in very remote and sparsely built/manned outposts inside the wire is safer than some bad neighborhoods in the USA. If its a larger base there might even be a McDonalds and Starbucks inside the wire. Outside the wire is enemy territory and is where all the combat and danger happens. Time spent outside the wire is often a direct measure of how experienced a military member is in their combat arms occupation. If one spends too much time inside The Wire they risk becoming a Fobbit.
Grunt: You going with us outside the wire on our next op? Might get to see some action.
Fobbit: Well... I would love to, but you see, I have this thing at that one place with the people and gosh, I just can't get permission from my unit to go along with you guys!
Fobbit: Well... I would love to, but you see, I have this thing at that one place with the people and gosh, I just can't get permission from my unit to go along with you guys!
by TCAT1117 November 17, 2018
A form of virtue signalling found in online far right circles where one tries to gain as much ideological street cred as possible by connecting themselves to highly traditional and conservative groups/ideas from the past. Typically this takes the form of bragging about being devoutly christian with lots of kids, a stay at home wife, and links to famous historical figures in thier anscestry, or in some cases to posess a particularly pure white anscestry thats even better than anybody elses whiteness.
Trad-signalling often utilizes some pretty overt undertones regarding racial purity and proving whiteness. This often backfires hilariously when prolonged association reveals the individual to be complete hypocrites/frauds who can't actually live up to the ideas and values they supposedly espouse. This phenomenon is particularly common in the many alt-right and racial extremist groups operating on chat services like telegram or discord.
Trad-signalling often utilizes some pretty overt undertones regarding racial purity and proving whiteness. This often backfires hilariously when prolonged association reveals the individual to be complete hypocrites/frauds who can't actually live up to the ideas and values they supposedly espouse. This phenomenon is particularly common in the many alt-right and racial extremist groups operating on chat services like telegram or discord.
Nobody cares about your stupid trad-signalling steve. I saw you sharing lolicon hentai earlier today in the NSFW channel.
by TCAT1117 February 8, 2021
A female, preferably human, who is dating a United States Marine. The typical Marine Girlfriend has a shelf life of about 8 months. They initially gain some bragging rights and respect-by-proxy from dating a Marine but after several 45 day field ops outside of cellphone range and only ever seeing him on every other weekend they will usually lose interest fast. The overwhelming majority of Marine girlfriends will desert their post about 3 months into any overseas deployment leaving their Marine to forge ahead with the people who REALLY love him, his brothers in arms.
Chick: MARINE GIRLFRIEND! ITS THE HARDEST JOB IN THE CORPS!
Marine: Boy you sure are right! I can't wait for you to sleep with that guy you're "just friends with" once I'm in Afghanistan!
Marine: Boy you sure are right! I can't wait for you to sleep with that guy you're "just friends with" once I'm in Afghanistan!
by TCAT1117 November 17, 2018