Fightin’ Words
America’s Wartime Lingo
We called him GI Joe: GI because he was government issued—just like every other gizmo ( a gadget) from is razor to his truck—and Joe because he was an everyman, an average Joe. He fought the Jerries/Krauts (Germans) and Japs (Japanese) and sometimes the snafus (messed up) of his superiors—often 90 day wonders (officers with 90 days training). He and the folks stateside (in the U.S.) developed a special vocabulary to describe the extraordinary experiences of wartime. Review the “wartime lingo” below and identify as many of the items on the list you can. Research the rest.
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