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This is slang that originated with American soldiers during World War II. Many US troops were armed with their fully automatic equivalent of the STEN gun, the M3 submachine gun which, because of its resemblance to the mechanic’s tool was called the ‘grease gun’. With the slightly macabre humour prevalent amongst those who are in combat, enemy troops killed by this weapon were referred to as having been ‘greased’.
It quickly came to mean killed by multiple bullet wounds from any type of machine gun. It was during the Vietnam War, however, that its use expanded and increased quite dramatically until it became used to describe any death in action against the enemy.
There is now some evidence to suggest that the word greased is being used to describe any violent death, even where this is not in combat and when it may even be an accident.
It quickly came to mean killed by multiple bullet wounds from any type of machine gun. It was during the Vietnam War, however, that its use expanded and increased quite dramatically until it became used to describe any death in action against the enemy.
There is now some evidence to suggest that the word greased is being used to describe any violent death, even where this is not in combat and when it may even be an accident.
by AKACroatalin October 16, 2016
Get the Greased mug.Awkward Squad is the name given to that group of people in any organisation who cause problems and difficulties. They are apparently normal, everyday human beings, but when they get together, things just go wrong. They are not necessarily troublemakers, although in some instances they can be, but some strange synergy causes things to go wrong in their collective presence.
The origin of the word dates back to just after the Second World War when National Service was compulsory in Britain for males over the age of eighteen. This meant that all sorts of people, some of whom were totally unsuited to military service, were inducted into the armed forces. That they were unsuitable quickly became apparent, and they tended to be grouped together to keep the clumsy, the unwilling, the careless and troublesome in one unit which became known as the awkward squad
The origin of the word dates back to just after the Second World War when National Service was compulsory in Britain for males over the age of eighteen. This meant that all sorts of people, some of whom were totally unsuited to military service, were inducted into the armed forces. That they were unsuitable quickly became apparent, and they tended to be grouped together to keep the clumsy, the unwilling, the careless and troublesome in one unit which became known as the awkward squad
by AKACroatalin April 11, 2015
Get the Awkward Squad mug.British Army slang for a cigarette believed to date from around the time of the Second Boer War 1899 – 1902. A gasper was a high tar cigarette, without any sort of filter tip, such as Woodbine or Capstan. They got the name because smoking caused the troops to gasp for breath when engaged in strenuous exercise.
“I'd just got clipped by a Boer bullet, nuffin' serious, so Jack gimme a gasper while he put a dressing on it.”
by AKACroatalin November 21, 2016
Get the Gasper mug.This was a term that originated within the British Army, probably in the nineteenth century, to describe an unpleasant, ignorant, useless person. Although now usually spelled oik, the original spelling was an acronym standing for Obnoxious Ignorant Cunt except when applied to junior officers (ruperts) when it became Obnoxious Idiotic Cunt.
“They’ve put Malcolm in charge of the team-building weekend!”
“That OIC! Fuck it, I ain’t going! It’ll just be another chance for that fat fuck to kiss up kick down.”
“That OIC! Fuck it, I ain’t going! It’ll just be another chance for that fat fuck to kiss up kick down.”
by AKACroatalin August 14, 2016
Get the OIC mug.An expression of annoyance or disgust from the South West of England, and can be applied to just about anything from physical objects and people to ideas and opinions. It originated quite literally from something getting into the nasal passages and causing pain, irritation and aggravation. From there its use expanded to cover just about anything that causes annoyance, exasperation or discomfort. It is now used widely throughout the UK.
by AKACroatalin June 22, 2015
Get the Gets up my nose mug.Originally the name of a baggy, shapeless dress from Hawaii, now often applied to malcolms or other baggy shapeless people.
by AKACroatalin November 10, 2016
Get the Mmuu Mmuu mug.A product made by Reckitt Benckiser primarily for the American market. It consists of a spray which is directed into the toilet bowl, before defecation, which prevents obnoxious odours contaminating the atmosphere. It is set to become the new must have for every brain dead silly bitch suffering from acute princess syndrome as she will now be able to convince herself that, when she drops her devil’s dumplings into the bowl, her shit don’t stink.
by AKACroatalin March 17, 2017
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