Jackspeak

A Guide to British Naval Slang and Usage

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Rick Jolly: Jackspeak (2011, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc)

English language

Published 2011 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

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978-1-84486-144-6
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Homofobia, sexism, wrong etimologies and a few interessting terms

I’v finally had enuf. »allegedly homophobic but amusing« yeah, no. Homofobic and not amusing. Lots of sexism. Some wrong etimologies: see my quotes. And, yes, a few interesting entries where i didn’t know that it was a naval term, like »to the bitter end«.

Subjects

  • Great britain, royal navy
  • Great britain, royal marine forces
  • English language, slang, dictionaries