BOHICA

brainstorming for my latest (and potentially huge) pitch today brings me to the land of military slang and jargon. here are some of the noteworthy nuggets (actually used by militarymen!) i found on my exploration.

catastrophic success - a particularly vivid paradox under the "iraq-specific" category, for obvious reasons. defined as "military victory coming much sooner than the plan anticipates, which throws off the overall strategic plan."

BAMF - bad ass mother f*cker

CYA - cover your ass

FILTAB - f*ck it, let's take a break

FUBAR - f*cked up beyond all recognition/repair (so much profanity in the military! i wonder why? :P)

HMFIC - head mother f*cker in charge

motarded - a u.s. marines term for being motivated to the point of being retarded. i guess nobody likes an eager beaver.

snot locker - the nose

SWAG - scientific wild ass guess

and my personal favorite: BOHICA - bend over, here it comes again

drei, that one's for you! ;)