A list of 8 words by quotato.
- cherrywas added by quotato and appears on 79 lists
- shortwas added by quotato and appears on 58 lists
- liferwas added by quotato and appears on 13 lists
- bukuwas added by quotato and appears on 5 lists
- chopperwas added by quotato and appears on 27 lists
- roosterwas added by bombchicken and appears on 25 lists
- DEROSwas added by quotato and appears on just this list
- REMFwas added by quotato and appears on 2 lists
quotato commented on the list unique-words-and-acronyms-used-in-the-vietnam-war
Many people have thought that this is a song about drugs (as is the case with many other songs by Alice In Chains), but guitarist Jerry Cantrell, who wrote the song, has said that "Rooster" is about his father, whose nickname was "Rooster" when he served in Vietnam. In the liner notes for the "Music Bank" box set, Jerry Cantrell says "Rooster was my
dad."
December 29, 2009
dontcry commented on the list unique-words-and-acronyms-used-in-the-vietnam-war
Lifer, short...
December 29, 2009
quotato commented on the list unique-words-and-acronyms-used-in-the-vietnam-war
Used by Vietnamese, picked up by the Veterans of the Vietnam War. Means "a lot of" or "many." derived from the French word "beaucoup" meaning 'much.'
We've got buku charlies just on the other side of hill 445.
December 29, 2009
quotato commented on the list unique-words-and-acronyms-used-in-the-vietnam-war
A cherry was a newly arrived replacement troop in Vietnam who was seen by seasoned troops as a virgin.
December 30, 2009