Alpino's definitions

scarpa

an Italian infantryman or alpini, literally "a boot"

The Italian equivalent of the US Army "grunt"

Io sono un scarpa - I am a grunt

by Alpino November 6, 2009

alpini

the Italian mountain troops

per gli alpini l'impossibile non esiste

for the Alpini the impossible does not exist

by Alpino November 6, 2009

center mass

where you put the bullets into a person in a quick shot

the six inches wide region below the throat and above the navel where you have the best chance of hitting a human with bullets, usually at a longer range,,, over 100 meters

"aim center mass" bang

I aim for center mass every time

by Alpino November 6, 2009

light him up

infantry term to open fire on someone, by order or individually

shooting at someone

killing the enemy with small arms fire

a haji seen running with AK47 light him up!

the MF started shooting at us so we lit him up

by Alpino November 6, 2009

bobo

Short for "bourgeois bohemian" in fact another form of poser... pretending "acting" to be a dirtbag or grunge type, often in ski towns or outdoors activities areas - climbing, wind-surfing, kayaking, etc ... being the most hip, non-capitalist, vegan, supporter of causes. Often found in the hippest places in Latin America, Palestine, Africa, acting like the locals. When they are out of money and when the going gets rough they do not sell their truck or pawn their skis but go to the bank, discretely find their credit card or have their parents bail them out, supply an airline ticket or hospital bill. A covert "trustafarian"

She's not a dirtbag snowborder... she's a DuPont, a bobo...

You wait tables all summer; bobo there goes home to Cape Cod or Palo Alto.

by Alpino November 30, 2010

gay in the streets, straight in the sheets

A phenomena for whatever kind ofimage, that a man or woman appear in public to be gay, but are actually straight in their personal life. Is it to empathize with the oppressed? Or just to be the heppest "mui cool" person around. A sexual poser.

Sally- Kyle is such a fine lookin' man... too bad he's gay, sigh.

Mary- no, I can tell you a very different story, he is gay in the streets, straight in the sheets.

by Alpino July 20, 2010

MP

Military Police - at least in the Army. As loved as the police in the outside world, except in the military you have few rights, and they know it and will rat fuck you the second they can. they originate from the kids at school everyone hated. MPs think they are badass but in Iraq and Afghanistan haji handed the MPs their asses on route patrol and just about any engagement requiring the Infantry real men to take over. on the big bases MPs hand out speeding tickets to grunts stressed out from months of combat... charming. For what it's worth... CID investigates real crimes but every MP thinks he's a CID investigator.

Hit by THREE IEDs today and I get a ticket for going 35 in a 25mph zone, mother-fucker.

Can't spell wimp without MP.

Avoid that route, it's full of MPs.

by Alpino July 28, 2010