worm dirt n.— «Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Dudley likes the “worm dirt,” another term for dipping.…He admits that at $8 a can, it’s an expensive habit.» —“Time as the enemy” by Kimberly Johnson in Mosul...
track n.— «The Marines had no problem taking the enemy head on, but the much-talked about intelligence regarding booby-trapped buildings kept the conversation going inside the “tracks,” or amphibious assault vehicles...
laser dazzler n.— «The Chinese-made ZM-87 is perhaps the best known of these blinding weapons, also known as laser dazzlers. It was designed to foil night-vision equipment and burn the retinas of enemy troops and has an effective range of...
boots on the ground n.pl.— «Many American strategists now argue that even light, token US land forces—”getting US combat boots on the ground,” as General Warner puts it—would signal to an enemy that the US is physically...
Eurabia n.— «Describing Europe as “Eurabia”—a mix of Europe and Arabia—Fallaci said the continent “has sold itself and sells itself to the enemy like a prostitute.”» —“Fallaci’s new book hits bookstores in...
bang the books v.— «When I went to the field, I saw things like voucher fraud and banging the books—which means time and attendance fraud—and some of us were bitterly disappointed about that. But we rationalized that we were fighting a...