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After reading Paul Dickson's book, War Slang, I felt compelled to record my memories of the slang I heard while I was in the Navy during World War II. Veterans are owed a great deal, but are generally forgotten between wars. Their words are important to them, representing very special experiences and comradeship. At the very least, their slang should be fairly and comprehensively presented. Some books, such as Dickson's, have not done this. In a way, such books deny veterans a small measure of immortality by unfairly reporting what they said and what they meant. When they die off, no one will ever know what they really said.
This compilation is dedicated to the men and women who served their country during World War II.
N O T E: The author served on the destroyer, USS Porter. Today, as a retired clinical psychologist and psychology professor, he has time to pursue his interest in word origins and meanings.
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