motarded adj.— «What should be an enjoyable and intense experience like you’ve seen in Medal of Honor and Halo, you get bogged down with some unresponsive and downright motarded soldiers under your command.» —“Operation Flashpoint:...
plus up n.— «Officials at the Pentagon said this surge of U.S. forces, or “plus up” as it is called here, has actually been under way for weeks. Since the president ordered the increase of troops, U.S. forces have moved into...
nonkinetic operation n.— «Capturing the hearts and minds of the Iraqis—what the Army calls “nonkinetic” operations—has become a top priority.» —“Dead-On Competition” BusinessWeek Aug. 21, 2006. (source:...
chopper stopper n.— «He was one of about two dozen men arrested in 2004 in Operation Chopper Stopper, a multi-agency investigation named for street slang for assault rifles.» —“Woman ran city drug ring they broke up, police...
gas-and-go n.— «“That’s a totally inappropriate location for any type of methadone program,” Hayes said. “And from what I can tell, this [proposed] operation will be a ‘gas-and-go.’” In medical parlance, a “gas-and-go” clinic is little...
belly button n.— «We also have reach-back capability when we go to the field, since we’re the space belly button for whoever’s in the field—reach back to the SOC as it stands up and other space units.» —“Defense Department Spokesman...