Gordonator SG lai lai lai. let's play a game. name one SAF military lingo and provide a brief explaination. pls limit yourself to one lingo per post. hope the newbies can find this useful at the same time let us lao jiao have some fun.
Gordonator SG ok i'll start things rolling. Wake up your idea! a common phrase telling slow people kept doing the wrong thing or with the wrong ideas to come to his sense and follow instructions.
DriftingGuy SG Oi! Specky! A term normally used by company sergeant majors to address short-sighted recruits, normally followed by an order or punishment.
nismoS132 SG Originally posted by DriftingGuy: [b]Oi! Specky! A term normally used by company sergeant majors to address short-sighted recruits, normally followed by an order or punishment. [/b]also similar to Oi thambi! Oi matt!
one-niner SG Don't make your problem my problem. Usually excuse to "taichi" away other ppl's problem who has come to seek your help. Bested use against ppl who are selfish or those chao keng men. You think, i thought, who confirm ? Used to ask the person in question when u ask him a question and the respone given was " i think so"
Gordonator SG Bo Bo a mispronunciation of the word "Wo Wo" which refer to a person who's very bad at shooting. example: "wei Bo Bo! shoot bird ah? target is below, not above!"
Parka SG Originally posted by vIn.Warrior: i've something to ask. are [b]Vulgarities still used in the ARMY? isn't that crude? [/b] Yes, it's crude. Yes, it's still being used.
vIn.Warrior SG and did any like those mama boys tell their mama to complain to MINDEF? why should vulgarities be used in the first place? it shows that the person using vulgarities has to use brute and crude force to ensure his men follow instructions. is this called a good leader? i wonder.
NeonTetra SG 'wa si lu ah wa buay lun..... Hokkien translation: 'If i were you...i cannot take it..' This should be used when given a situation whereby Party A condones the evil/unjust actions given by Party B. When party C sees and feels that Party A should not be a nice person and let that bugger (Party B) scot free and will say 'wa si lu ah....(this part of the sentence will contains what Party C hopes Party A will do) and often the hidden agenda to see Party B being punish/ beaten up by Party C. Often used stir up commotions and cause dissensions and watch free show. eg. Huh....Sgt Lim do that to you? Wa si lu ah...wa buay lun....
deathscythe99 SG Double Up! Used to make recruits/cadets increase their pace to their next destination in double-quick time, used esp when they are idling.
Parka SG Wayang verb: To pretend noun: a show, commonly known as Exercise Wayang Tomorrow the commanding officer is coming for ceremony, better put on a good wayang!
Parka SG CMI Also known as Cannot Make it. Used to describe soldiers who are not up to standard. Run 1K you pant already, you really CMI
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Yes, it's crude. Yes, it's still being used.
