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Words Coined In WWII

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acronymA word formed from the initial letter of other words
bazookaTubular anti-tank rocket launcher
blitzAn air-raid or series of air-raids conducted with ferocity
cakeholeA person's mouth
cannibalizeTo take parts from one unit to complete another unit
commandoA member of a body of picked men trained as shock troops
ejectorseatA seat which ejects a pilot from an aircraft in emergency
freedomfighterSomeone who takes part in a resistance movement
genocideDeliberate and systematic extermination of an ethnic group
gitA worthless person
gobbledygookOfficial, pretentious verbiage or jargon
groundzeroThat part of the ground directly under a blast,esp. atomic
jeepSmall,
kamikazeDeliberately suicidal pilot
kilroyName of a mythical person invoked by U.S. soldier grafitti
liberateTo free as in occupied territory, often ironic.
molotovcocktailMakeshif incendiary hand grenade
newsblackoutOfficial cutting off of the supply of info to the media
paratroopsBody of soldiers to be dropped by parachute
pinupA favorite or attractive young person photo often pinned to wall.
radarSystem for detecting objects at a distance.
sitrepSituation report.
snafuSituation Normal All Fouled Up.
sonarSystem using reflected sound waves to detect underwater objects.
stoogeTo cruise aimlessly with no goal.
superpowerA nation surpassing all but other superpowers.
statesideOf or in the United States.
triggerhappyTo eager to shoot and kill.
underbellyThe vulnerable underside or bottom.
vaportrailTrail of condensing water vapor left by jet planes.
warofnervesA state of tense psychological warfare.


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