1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 32: ‘Look,’ the squad leader sighed, ’Don’t get smart ass.’.at smart-arsed, adj.
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 31: ‘You crazy?’ ‘Mad as a hatter.’.at ...a hatter under mad as..., adj.
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 56: What’s the problem, mess hall not dishing out the bennies?at benies, n.
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 42: ‘Want me to polish the damn thing with a sock?’ ‘Use yer brown nose,’ the Montanan drawls.at brown nose, n.
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 81: We’ll be bushing this trail junction.at bush, v.1
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 45: Every night while you’re sleepin’ / Charlie Cong comes a creepin’ / All around.at Charlie, n.
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 70: Fill [the cards] out, and we’ll chow you down.at chow down, v.
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 62: Christ, all us officers would sit around and [...] joke about getting our asses creamed.at get creamed (v.) under cream, v.
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 15: ‘Damn straight [...]’ Bates said.at damn straight! (excl.) under damn, adv.
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 74: Wolf said, ‘Look, F.N.G., I don’t want to scare you.’.at f.n.g., n.
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 30: ‘Protect the college Joe,’ Barney said.at Joe College (n.) under joe, n.1
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 49: You afraid to be in the war, a goddamn pussy, a goddam lezzie?at lezzie, n.
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 14: Someone had to get messed up during all that [i.e. gunfire].at messed (up), adj.
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 50: You can talk about politics and nooky all the goddamn night.at nookie, n.
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 49: ‘A couple of college pussies [...] Out behind them barracks hiding from everyone and making some love, huh?’ [...] ‘College puss almost ain’t enough for good fuckin’.’.at pussy, n.
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 53: The Nam, it ain’t so bad, not if you got your shit together.at get one’s shit together under shit, n.
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 14: ‘I’d guess someone is hurt. That was a lot of shit.’ [...] ‘Why don’t they stop shooting?’ I said.at shit, n.
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 71: Alpha’s a good square-shooting company.at square-shooting, adj.
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 91: The artillery officer got busy [...] preparing the big guns for a turkey shoot.at turkey shoot (n.) under turkey, n.1
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 11: Captain says we’re gonna search one more ville today.at vile, n.
1972 T. O’Brien If I Die in a Combat Zone (1980) 17: You get tired walking the whole damn day [...] not even the Red Army could keep me from my Z’s.at z, n.1