Hamster: Chicken cordon bleu, a common chow entree. Zoom Bag: Navy flight suit, generally fireproof Nomex. Plank Owner: Term used for original crew personnel assigned to ships company during commissioning. Also known as a "Splash guard.". Anchors and Spurs: The famous dance club at NAVSTA San Diego where many a lonely Navy wife has broken the seventh commandment. Honey-ko: A reference to a male sailor or his girlfriend for the evening. "She was a 2 before going to sea, a 10 out at sea, and back to a 2 when she returned.". Puka: any small space or opening. Watch: A period of duty, usually of four-hours duration, six-hours on submarines. Goffa / Goffer: General descriptive term for any sort of soda or fruit juice, non alcoholic. A special show put on for inspecting senior officers. Ricky Girlfriend: A male sailor's hand, used to masturbate. The term is often used in a negative way to criticize someone for being lazy, entitled, or not having the same level of determination and work ethic as others. Case-Evac. The Navy, however, uses cake eater to refer to a sailor who reenlists into the troops, as most are served cake at the reenlistment ceremony. The term is used, regardless of the officer's age or gender, when the officer has gained the respect of subordinates. Tits Machine: Old-school term for a kick-ass aircraft, usually a fighter, that consisted of little more than an airframe, minimal avionics, and a huge engine or two. X-Ray Fitting: (1) A hatch, scuttle or the like which in normal condition is closed both in-port and at-sea. Usually used by seasoned boots to refer to sailors with one or more weeks less time in service. (2) Nickname for the CVN-69. Depending on the wardroom and in particular on the person preparing the grog, it may be pleasant and delicious or one of the most foul and disgusting beverages ever conceived. 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last More random definitions In the navy warrants are generally older and more experienced in a particular area of expertise than a commissioned line officer, much like an "LDO." Clobbered: of a landing pattern or comms frequency at a field or ship: filled to capacity, such that one can't get an aircraft or a word in edgewise. Found on aircraft carriers and similar vessels. Old Man: The Commanding Officer or Admiral in command. Also "Shitty Hawk.". It is a combination of a rank (Hospital Recruit, the most junior. On other surface ships. Also used to indicate one who is in a bad mood "What's wrong with him?" Cunt Hair: A very small unit of measurement, used when eyeballing something. Booty Cigar: A bowel movement, particularly a very long one. Most engineering daily chores are performed on the 0000 watch, after which one is relieved at 0530 for chow, followed by drills at 0700, chow at 1200, followed by drill review at 1300, collateral duties at 1500, chow at 1700, followed by the 1800 watch; a very long "day" underwater 24+ hours. IBM (Instant Boatswain's Mate). According the Urban Dictionary, it's can be used in the following ways. The most junior officer aboard ship, who has to handle the most demeaning or illegal duties demanded by HQ. CIWS: Close In Weapon System. ", FOD Walk Down: A periodic, organized search on an aircraft carrier flight deck or hangar deck looking for debris that a jet engine might ingest. Shit Can Liner: Plastic bag to put in a shitcan. Sailors tend to call doors "hatches," but the term actually only refers to openings in the deck. Family Gram: A 40-word personal communication from the family members of an Officer or Sailor on a Strategic Deterrent Patrol assigned to a Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) submarine. Meat Identifier: A side dish during chow that helps in identifying usually nondescriptive looking main dishes. Tuna Boat: A sub tender or other non-combat ship that is crewed primarily by female sailors. NEC codes identify a nonrating wide skill, knowledge, aptitude, or qualification that must be documented to identify both people and billets for management purposes. Green felt is usually abundant. This Ensign is charge of various wardroom duties, often including mentoring the juniormost Ensign (see "George") and setting up the wardroom's movie night while at sea. : Big Ol' Standard Navy-Issue Ass (from the apparent widening of the hips due in part to the cut of the working uniforms), Bosun's Punch: New sailors on ship are sometimes assigned to find this mythical tool in the office of one of the ship's Bosuns (. Used to be called "Company Commander.". Public." Fresh Water Navy (derogatory) members of the US Coast Guard. (US slang) A well-off person who indulges himself or herself; a playboy. Workups: 1- to 6-week periods preceding a deployment during which the ship and/or its airwing practice and prepare. Not a single aspect is successful. Shaft Alley Sally: A loose and easy female shipmate that would be willing and ready to get it on down in machinery spaces and/or shaft alleys. Used in slang expressions such as "Talk to me when you've got some Time On The Pond.". Salty: Old and experienced (or simply old and sea-worn, as in "my salty hat"). NAMTRADET: Naval Aviation Maintenance Training Detachment. What is a cake eater 1920s? Manatee: A dependent wife, usually in Pensacola or Jacksonville that is Manatee fat even though her husband has maintained the same basic size during their marriage. The Navy, however, uses cake eater to refer to a sailor who reenlists into the troops, as most are served cake at the reenlistment ceremony. Wolf Ticket: Highly suspect information. Gig line: The visual line formed by uniform zipper, belt buckle, and buttoned shirt seam. Cake-eater: Derogative term for officers. In reality, consists of an E-5 signing a piece of paper and giving the warning, "if you go up for mast, I will testify under oath that I inspected and saw every item.". Noted: Usually passed down from an officer to a blue shirt, when the blue shirt tells the officer of something that will have little or no positive effect on the officer, but may have a great effect on the blue shirt. "You are a shitbag!" Bells will only be rung as a single strike, or a closely spaced double strike, with a maximum of eight bells (4 sets of 2). Fuckface: Any person or thing which has a face. (. Screwing the Pooch: Making a huge mistake. Penis Anus: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS). Term has become obsolete due to more normal looking frame choices now offered (outside of enlisted recruit training, at least). John Wayne: (1) A can opener supplied with "C" rations. This term derives from the nickname "squid", meaning "sailor.". It is usually kept under the mattress and can stand up on its own by the end of cruise. ! Presently, in the USN, it refers to the alcoholic brew offered at social events like "dining-ins" and "dining-outs." Named for the affordable alcoholic beverage it sells to junior sailors and contractors, ChuHai. Can also refer to the air wing itself, as in CAG-1, CAG-5 or CAG-14. Building 36: The USS Bryce Canyon (AD-36). "I see you have summer creases in your shirt. Named for the maintenance catapult shots where only the shuttle is moved down the track with no aircraft attached. A Cake-Eater. Slick Sleeve: A sailor in the E-1 paygrade who does not have a rating, and who has not yet graduated from Apprentice training. For example 2 sets of 2 bells, followed by a single bell (5 total) could be 0230, 0630, 1030, 1430, 1830, or 2230. (2) Civilian Under Naval Training. Traditionally the metal device is dropped in a beer glass, and "wet down.". Trips to the beach are generally low key. FIDO: Fuck It! VA Veterans Administration / Department of Veterans Affairs: A department of the US Federal Government that assists military veterans with medical care, educational benefits for college of technical training, home loans, burial, etc. PIERPAC: Pretending to be on deployment while moored to a pier. Officers are O-Gangers. See also Bonnie Dick., Bonnie Dick: USS BONHOMME RICHARD * (CV/CVA 31, LHD 6), Boomer: Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN), Boomer Fag: Crewmember of a Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN). Marines have an equivalent "tack" on each side. HR Puff and Stuff: A nickname given to Hospital Corpsmen who regularly appear for duty in a disheveled manner with their uniform in disarray. Borrowed from the SI unit for reactive power, used to describe a particularly useless Electrician's Mate. PCU: Pre Commissioning Unit: What a ships company is called before a ship is commissioned. 1. (Growler). Cell Block 70: The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), so called on account of her never ending berthings and overall resemblance to a prison. Must be signed off by a superior or expert. Can house: Bordello. PFM: "Pure Fucking Magic", term applied to when things work, but one doesn't know how or why but they work. Bilge Turd: Derogatory term for "Boiler Technician", typically from jealous Machinist Mates who wish they could be as badass as the now extinct Boiler Technicians were. Dirty Boat Guy: The nickname Dirty Boat Guy or "DBG" is associated exclusively with the US Navy's Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman. Service Dress Bozo: Service Dress Blue uniform with a bow tie worn by a junior officer to a formal event for which he was too cheap to buy a formal mess dress jacket. TSC: Tactical Support Center, shore-based briefing/debriefing/analysis and operational control center for VP (patrol aviation) missions. The item Whiskey Tango Foxtrot : the Real Language of the Modern American Militaryrepresents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries. If they are found to have soiled clothing as a result of not showering, several of the company will take the recruit into the barracks shower and scrub the persons bare skin with floor broom heads. This is the only thing in the universe that can travel faster than light. Ghetto: Open-bay barracks, usually reserved for single sailors who are in transit or otherwise temporarily assigned there. Also called "Charlie" from phoenetic "Victor Charlie.". B.O.C.O.D: "Beat Off Cut Off Date": The date prior to returning home from a deployment on which a man should stop masturbating in order to save himself up for his wife or girlfriend. "Just press the 'I believe' button for now and we'll talk about it later.". Four (4) by Eight (8) Watch: The worst watch section to be in because one's first watch is 0400 to 0800, then one works one's duty station until 1600, followed by second watch 1600 to 2000, every day. Crowd Killer: An aircraft which holds 14+ crew (typicaly no passengers). Often used when situations, as can be normal, repeat themselves but more often when you just know you are about to get it again from the Command. Can also refer to the traditionally profanity-laced language patterns of sailors. In general, the CO makes policy, the XO enforces it, hence the name. Crack House: A designated smoking area aboard ship that is not a. Crapper: A toilet, see also shitter and pisser. "Boopdiddley!" Score is kept by awarding 3 points for bids made and taken and 1 point for each additional trick. Flare to Land, Squat to Pee: Navy pilot's derisive description of aircraft landing technique used by (primarily) Air Force aviators; used in comparison to the nerve-wracking controlled crash that is the typical carrier landing. Green Scrubby: Mildly abrasive scouring pad. 1st Division: The division, in most aviation and afloat commands, which is responsible for the material condition and cleanliness of the ship. CSO: Combat Systems Officer: Officer responsible for maintenance of a ship's combat system (gun, missile, radar, command control and communications systems). Marine Shower: No soap and water, just deodorant and cologne, Marine Table Cloth: See Marine Dinner Tray. Sweat the load: Personal stress about being able to perform some task; to feel stress about a situation. Brown Trout: Occurs when some Hull Tech blasts the sewer lines, causing raw sewage to be disbursed onto the decks of lower level berthing areas. On larger ships, the "First" may be in charge of air crew. Members are known as "A-Gangers." i know that the kid in mighty ducks. Lady Lex: Either of the two aircraft carriers named "Lexington.". ", Ricky Fishing: Masturbation. "Do we have any nighttime evolutions this underway?" Double Digit Midget: A short-timer, someone who is less than 100 days from retirement, EAOS, or being discharged to civilian life. See also "SOS," "Shit on a Shingle.". Hall of Fame Company: A recruit company during boot camp that maintains perfect marks through the entire eight-week evolution; harder to get than Color Company, the company that rates Hall of Fame Status is given three days special liberty, as well as the week prior to shipping out to the fleet as downtime. A cake eater actually refers to Edina, MN, saying the people in it are so rich they can have their cake and eat it too. VFA: Fixed Wing Strike Fighter Squadron, made up of Legacy F/A-18C or D model Hornets or F/A-18E,F or G model Super Hornets. Also called an "Underway Sock" or "Happy Sock.". Cruise widow: A sailor's wife. Squat to Pee: An ELT (Engineering Laboratory Technician, a water chemistry and radiation monitor on a nuclear powered vessel) or (. BOHICA Boat Derogatory name for USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) BOHICA our screws never stop. Ground-Pounder: Navy term for Marines, specifically infantry. OBA: Oxygen Breathing Apparatus. Lifer: A name given to both officers and enlisted men who love the Navy and make it clear they want to be in for 20 or more years; lifers will try to convince others to re-enlist. The chain may also be taken from the small brass chain keeping a sound power phone jack cover attached to the jack housing. : Seen on a numerical list of epithet substitutions, especially transmitted over radio, which has to stay clean. "How much more till the pipe is in place?" Gut: The section of a port city or town where visiting sailors can find cheap booze, games of chance, ladies of the night, a bar brawl or two, and other entertainment. Chest Candy: Decorative military ribbons and medals worn on the chest. All of these were later designated as Cruisers. Scrambled Eggs: Gold embroidered decoration on a Commander's/Captain's cover. "Here comes the khaki brigade.". As opposed to formal ship's wardroom. They "shit" words out when one squeezes the handle. producing adequate electricity, steam, etc. ", Wog: Short for "pollywog", as in "wog ceremony.". in the civilian world. Evil Planet Notorg: Groton CT. (Notorg is Groton spelled backwards.). Geedunk: (1) Candy, or a place that sells candy (namely. Usually just an inch or two longer than what military allows, but enough to let the females know who's who. (Dumb Ugly Bitch): woman enrolled in the Naval Academy. VC: Viet Cong: Guerilla forces in South Vietnam allied with the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) during the Vietnam War. One who wears his mop up his sleeve, opposite to a he-man. Deckplate: Derogatory term for the lowest worker. Jesus Nut: The assembly which keeps the rotary wing attached to a helicopter. Field Day: All hands clean-up. Historically, the CH-46 Sea Knight (see "Phrog") was used for such resupply, although any aircraft with a cargo hook installed can do. On a carrier, this officer stands just to the port side of the landing area and talks to each pilot as he makes his approach for an arrested landing. OBNOB: Only Black Nuke Onboard. Refering to the senior ranking person for an assigned duty or task. A frame on a ship is its ribs and they are set a certain distance apart so if your ships frames are 3 apart the rule is 9. Nonskid Wax: A fictitious substance used for waxing non-skid decks, something junior sailors are sent looking for. Usually the most junior officer aboard ship. LDO Security Blanket: Good conduct ribbon. FOD: Foreign Object Damage. Liberty Boat: Boat assigned to transfer sailors to and from their ship when in a port that requires the ship to drop anchor instead of pulling pierside. Jack-o'-the-Dust: A ship's cook in charge of keeping track of the ship's food stores. STREAM: Full Episodes Of SEAL Team On CBS All Access This is clearly demonstrated as the O-4 is constantly nodding in the affirmative and saying, Yessir, yessir when in the presence of the CO. H.M.F.I.C. cake-eaternoun. Mast Crank: A fictitious crank, usually impersonated by a Bull Gear crank from engineering, which is to be collected by a junior enlisted to crank down the mast while passing under a short bridge. Some times worn on T-Shirts by sailors who are on the last patrol and getting out or going to shore duty. Tweak: An Aviation Electronics Technician or AT. SSN: Submarine, Nuclear, class of ship. ", "Wrong answer, RPOC! Canary: Woman singer. : (1) Currently Unqualified Naval Trainee. What does cake eater mean in military? Used to motivate someone who is not pulling their weight. The Navy, however, uses cake eater to refer to a sailor who reenlists into the troops, as most are served cake at the reenlistment ceremony. Uncle Sam's Misguided Children (USMC): The Marines. Two-Digit Midget: Sailor with 99 or less days until his/her "End of Active Obligated Service", or EAOS. The series of books; 43P-1, 43P-2, 43P-3 & 43P-4 were separate books covering all aspects of maintenance. "I work in The Hole." When an aviator flies an aircraft into the clouds, can no longer see the earth or the horizon, and is dependent on instruments for navigation, he is said to be "in the goo." (Petty Officer to Sailor: "is there something the matter with you? Blue Falcon: (Also known as a "Bravo Foxtrot") Slang term for "Buddy Fucker", also, "Noble Order of the Blue Falcon" for those who are true masters of Blue Falconry. Officer's Country: The area of the ship where the Officer's berthing area and Wardroom are located; Enlisted men are not allowed into Officer's Country without permission, with certain rating exceptions. Specifically anyone in an Admin Field. A recruit chosen in boot camp to "be in charge" when the Company Commander, or other authority figure, are not present. Also called the Possibilities of the Day or Plan of Deception because the plan can change without notice. S.N.A.F.U. His assistant is the "Mini Boss.". (2) (Derogatory) Nickname for the USS Forrestal (CV 59) after the fire on 29 July 1967 that killed 134 sailors and injured 161 on the aircraft carrier. Ahead Flank Liberty: The fictitious speed at which a ship travels after a mission or patrol is completed with high marks and the ship is headed into very nice foreign ports that cater to visiting US Forces. Cu Shing: The sound of shit when it hits the fan. A prankster who defecates in public areas of a ship. VP: Fixed Wing Patrol Aircraft Squadrons. Cat's meow: Something splendid or stylish. Also refers to sailors who have yet to attend any schools that assign NEC (Navy Enlisted Classification) codes upon graduation. Once it reaches a high enough speed, the rod is turned so that the steam blows the object completely off the rod and likely at another sailor, who then has to dodge the "danger nut.". Spooks: Navy Cryptologic Technicians or other service equivalents. (Sometimes, a field survey results in an item being handed down to a needier local unit, thrown off the fantail at sea, or sold ashore for booze money.). 8 (or) 6 boat. Bremerlo: A husky (large) female. PRT: Physical Readiness Test. Radio girls: Derogatory term for Radiomen used by personnel in engineering ratings who do not believe they do any "real work." Also Air Force Personnel. i.e. Barely Trainable: Derogatory term for a Boiler Technician (BT). Kamikaze: A hetero male Marine who is so gung-ho that he can only be sexually satisfied by another male Marine. Compare "Living the dream!" So called due to time spent in port after running aground near entrance to Pearl Harbor. Bag Nasty: A pre-packaged bag lunch usually consisting of a cold cut sandwich, piece of fruit, and juice box or can of soda. "Taps" is a musical piece sounded at dusk, and at funerals, particularly by the U.S. military. Sometimes referred to as "Tango Uniform". Sex is universally expected, although technically not required. It has a hand cranked dynamo which will produce a whirring sound on the other station, hence the "growl.". You suck on., through a small tube. B-52 air strike that makes the landscape look like the surface of the Moon. A multi-tool (aka Gerber, Leatherman, etc), while not authorized to perform ANY maintenance, is nonetheless carried by most engineers in Reactor spaces. Rotor Head: Sailor who flies or maintains rotary-winged aircraft (helicopters). cake eaters meaning. Knuckle Buster: A pneumatic tool for removing perfectly good paint from steel. When the Aircraft carrier goes through the canal, the crew member's job is to look for monkeys trying to jump on the ship. (Often pronounced "E-swas."). Freeboard: On a ship or boat, this is the vertical distance between the waterline and the "gunwale" (see below). These Direct Input LDOs have not spent time "in the fleet", D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F: (Do I Look Like I Give A Fuck? VA: Fixed wing attack Aircraft Squadrons. Smokin' and Coke'in': Derogatory nickname used to describe an unauthorized break, where a sailor takes a smoke break, and grabs a soda out of a vending machine. ", Seaman Timmy/Fireman Timmy: Used in similar fashion as "Seaman Schmuckatelli" except with a slightly more negative connotation of a sailor who is not too bright, or could be expected to do something stupid without any malicious intent. Generally only applied to someone who has earned the speaker's respect. It's like the 1MC but restricted to Engineering Spaces. BMW: Big Maine Woman: One of the large women in the Brunswick/Bath Maine area who like to pick up sailors from the former Naval Air Station Brunswick or pre-commissioning destroyers at the Bath Iron Works in local bars. A "Royal Cunt Hair" is the finest unit of measure. (It is usually impossible to be triced up in a top rack, as top racks usually have no ceiling.). Some "Nuke Waste" treat it as a sort of dubious badge of honor, others remain bitter about it for the rest of their Navy career. Crash & Smash (team): Permanently assigned flight deck firefighting personnel. They usually return with a sore arm, courtesy of a Hull Technician who is in on the joke. The Enlistee is immediately granted E-3 rank upon completion of basic training, and E-4 rank upon completion of "A" school. A.K.A. So called because of the gold braided loop that they wear around their arm. Also known as a "shit bag.". Double Nuts: Aircraft flown by the squadron or air wing commander, typically has "00" (zero zero) painted on the nose and also printed on routing slips for correspondence. voluntarily relinquishes his/her title to a "second-termer" that gets out of the Navy earlier who exhibits extreme disgruntlement and is generally accepted by the "first-termers" as one of their own. (This is a holdover from when all climbing was done by ladders.). A "cake eater" was the sort of young fellow who might frequent prim social events like afternoon teas, where cakes might be served. also used as Civilian Life Incentive Program. Widow/Widower: Describes wives (and now husbands) with spouses on deployment. Used for testing Weapons Replaceable Assemblies (WRA's) on E-2C Hawkeyes, F-14 Tomcats, and S-3 Vikings. Just press the I Believe button. Also called drift-pack, or in the very extreme case "COMNAVDRIFTLANT/PAC", a parody of COMNAVSURFLANT/PAC. Example: 100007 would be read aloud as "one quadzip seven." Dilbert: Fictional and clueless cartoon character used in WWII era training material to demonstrate what NOT to do in naval aviation. Norfucked: What you are when you get orders to Norfolk, Virginia. Trons: Those in the AT Rate, primarily O Level, who work in Navy avionics. An obsolete / unofficial procedure signal. Call an Audible: American football term refers to the quarterback . OOC: Pronounced "oh oh see." ", Tape Zebra: Maddening condition aboard ship, especially aircraft carriers, where passageways are "taped off" so that they may be waxed, dried, and buffed in the middle of the night. ", USMC: A person's head. Bravo fires burn flammable liquids. Also known as a "Butt Shark.". Roll-em's: Movie night, usually shown in the ready room or the wardroom. Monkey cum: White scrubbing liquid used to clean grease pencil from status boards. USS Backyard: A sailor's home of record, to which he or she happily returns upon discharge. Boot Topping: Black paint used to paint the water line on ships. Knuckle Box: A medium sized, usually red, rectangular metal box widely used in the navy to move supplies to/from the ship. Like many such measures, this fooled absolutely nobody. Alpha Inspection: Formal inspection of uniforms and living spaces. Also called the "high seas." Carrier Strike Group (CSG): See "Battle Group. Carl Prison: "America's Favorite Carrier," the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). Add some contemporary details and those youngsters are mesmerized, as they should be. Shellback: An individual who has crossed the Line/, Shitbag (also Shitbird, Shitbrick, Shithead, Shitstain, Shitstick, Shitrat, Shitweed): (1) (. No-Shitter: A sea story which is mostly (never completely) fictional, and unverifiable as well. Corpsman Candy: Sore-throat lozenges handed out at sick bay in lieu of any substantive treatment. Stand by to stand by: Waiting to find out why everyone is waiting for something to maybe happen. Mast: Common abbreviated form of "Captain's Mast" or "Admiral's Mast." Haole: Pronounced "How-Lee" Hawaiian term for non-native. Fart sack: Canvas mattress cover (In cold conditions sailors sleep inside them for extra warmth.) Emerald Shellback: One who crossed the Equator at the Greenwich Meridian. FASOTRAGRULANT/PAC: Fleet Aviation Specialized Operational Training Group, Atlantic and Pacific. Also used as another in-joke to send new sailors on a wild goose chase. B.O.H.I.C.A Key Naval Air Station Key West was located on Boca Chica Key, Florida. "Liberty is down." Cadillac: A mop bucket, usually with wheels and a wringer. More Affectionately "Tiny Little Dick." FAG: (1) Fighter Attack Guy: F/A-18 Hornet/Super Hornet pilot or naval flight officer ("NFO"). Asshole of the Navy: Norfolk, Virginia, home of the fabled "DOGS AND SAILORS KEEP OFF THE GRASS!" Water wars: Water fights in the engineering spaces, including the use of hot brine, disassembling ventilation ducting, rigging temporary air hoses, and dumping trash cans full of water on the deck. Used to describe a piece of equipment that no longer functions and is "out of commission.". Cinderella Liberty: Liberty that expires at midnight. Also COMHOUSE, COMHOME, CINCHOME, HOUSEPAC, etc. Mad-Money: Car fare home if she has a row with escort Meat-Ball . Chief Warrant Officer (W1W5): A "Super Goat," a highly qualified senior enlisted (E-7/E-8) person who has earned a commission through a competitive process and continues to work in their technical field. Today- taking an afternoon off to take care of 'personal matters'. AX: The enlisted rating Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Technician; since merged into AT rating. P.A.P.E.R.C.L.I.P. The term's roots in naval history explain why it's "Bravo Zulu" and not "Whiskey Delta" for "well done." Charlie Mike . Out of sight hi/lo: Steam boiler casualty in which the water level in the steam drum gauge glass goes out the top/bottom, requiring the boiler to be immediately shut down to prevent water hitting the turbine blades (hi) or melting boiler tubes (lo). (Often pronounced "A-wis."). The morale boost comes from watching a fresh sailor running back and forth across a flight deck with a 10 foot pole, while crew members call out monkey sightings. This foul air is released by removing the suit, or more amusingly by pulling one of the wrist seals open while squatting and pointing at an unsuspecting individual, thus forcing all the stench in his direction. . Generally X(X-ray): always closed, Y(Yoke): closed while underway, Z(Zebra): closed while at GQ. Garden Party: A semi-formal social gathering requiring dress whites from the waist down and dress blues from the waist up. 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