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The Cat from Hué choose

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[US] (con. 1967) J. Laurence Cat from Hué 442: Of all the words American troops used to describe death in Vietnam — aced, blown away [...] — the one I heard most was ‘wasted.’.
at ace, v.
[US] (con. 1966) J. Laurence Cat from Hué 400: Page numbah one bird catcher. Never pay for boom-boom.
at boom-boom, n.3
[US] (con. 1966) J. Laurence Cat from Hué 400: More like a boom-boom girl in Cholon.
at boom-boom (girl) (n.) under boom-boom, n.3
[US] (con. 1967) J. Laurence Cat from Hué 442: Of all the words American troops used to describe death in Vietnam — aced, blown away, bought it, croaked, dinged, fucked up, greased, massaged, porked, stitched, sanitized, smoked, snuffed, terminated, waxed, wiped out, zapped — the one I heard most was ‘wasted.’.
at croaked, adj.
[US] (con. 1967) J. Laurence Cat from Hué 442: Of all the words American troops used to describe death in Vietnam — aced, blown away, bought it, croaked, dinged, fucked up, [...] wiped out, zapped — the one I heard most was ‘wasted.’.
at ding, v.1
[US] (con. 1970) J. Laurence Cat from Hué 571: Anybody stupid enough to get jewed out of New York [...] they deserve Death Valley.
at jew, v.
[US] (con. 1970) J. Laurence Cat from Hué 785: The sky jockey [i.e. a pilot] can see it all in three dimensions.
at jockey, n.2
[US] (con. 1967) J. Laurence Cat from Hué 442: Of all the words American troops used to describe death in Vietnam — aced, blown away, bought it, croaked, dinged, fucked up, greased, massaged, porked, stitched, sanitized, smoked, snuffed, terminated, waxed, wiped out, zapped — the one I heard most was ‘wasted.’.
at massage, v.
[US] (con. 1967) J. Laurence Cat from Hué 442: Of all the words American troops used to describe death in Vietnam — aced, blown away, bought it, croaked, dinged, fucked up, greased, massaged, porked, stitched, sanitized, smoked, snuffed, terminated, waxed, wiped out, zapped — the one I heard most was ‘wasted.’.
at wipe out, v.
[US] (con. 1967) J. Laurence Cat from Hué 442: Of all the words American troops used to describe death in Vietnam—aced, blown away, bought it, croaked, dinged, fucked up, greased, massaged, porked, stitched, sanitized, smoked, snuffed, terminated, waxed, wiped out, zapped—the one I heard most was ‘wasted.’.
at pork, v.
[US] (con. 1965) J. Laurence Cat from Hué 146: An officer said, ‘Gentlemen, you are with the program.’ Wilson, Funk and I were definitely with the program.
at with the program (adj.) under program, n.
[US] (con. 1967) J. Laurence Cat from Hué 442: Of all the words American troops used to describe death in Vietnam—aced, blown away, bought it, croaked, dinged, fucked up, greased, massaged, porked, stitched, sanitized, smoked, snuffed, terminated, waxed, wiped out, zapped—the one I heard most was ‘wasted.’.
at sanitize, v.
[US] (con. 1967) J. Laurence Cat from Hué 442: Of all the words American troops used to describe death in Vietnam—aced, blown away, bought it, croaked, dinged, fucked up, greased, massaged, porked, stitched, sanitized, smoked, snuffed, terminated, waxed, wiped out, zapped—the one I heard most was ‘wasted.’.
at stitch, v.
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