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Friday, October 17th, 2008

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    6:26p
    Прозвища в сленге британского ВМФ времен Второй мировой войны
    NICKNAMES IN RN SLANG DURING WW2

    Должности и звания
    Family Names Inside the Ship

    The Admiral - Father
    Flag-Lieutenant - Flags
    Captain - The Owner (by his officers). The Old Man (by Ship's Company)
    Commander (Executive) - The Bloke
    First Lieutenant - Number One (by the officers). Jimmy the One (by the hands). The Chief Housemaid (because he is responsible for the ship's cleanliness).
    Gunnery Officer - Guns (by officers). Gunnery Jack (by the hands).
    Torpedo Officer - Torp.
    Signal Officer - Signals
    Navigating Officer - Pilot, Navvy
    Navigator's Assistant - Tanky
    Physical Training Officer - Bunjy, The lndiarubber Man.
    Chaplain - Sky Pilot, Devil-Dodger, BiblePuncher, Vicar, Bishop, The Bish.
    Paymaster - Pay, Pusser (Purser) (by officers). Pay-Bob, Tizzysnatcher, Inky-finger (by men).
    Captain's Clerk - The Click

    Engineer Commander - Chief
    Eng. Lieut.-Commander - The Senior
    Senior Marine Officer - The Major
    Other R. Marine Officers - Soldier
    The Bandmaster - Bandie
    Senior Doctor - P.M.O. (by officers)
    Other Doctors - Doc., Butcher
    Dental Surgeon - Toothy (by officers). Fang Farrier (by men).
    Naval Instructor - Usher
    R.N.R. Officers - Rocky, Sinbad, Cargo-Bill
    All Lieutenants - Lootenant.
    Easy-going Officer - A Jack-Shalloo.
    Sub-Lieutenant - Sub (by officers), Subby (by men)
    Midshipmen - Snotty, Wart (by officers) Mid. (by men)
    Deck Landing Officer - Bats (in an aircraft carrier)
    The Boatswain - Bose, 'Pipes'
    Warrant Supply Officer - Salt Beef Squire
    Warrant Victualling Officer - The Grocer
    Warrant Engineer - Arch-Tiffy
    Instructional Gunner - Daggers
    Chief Gunner's Mate - Chief G-I
    Chief Boatswain's Mate - Chief Buffer
    Physical Training Instructor - Jumper, Clubs
    Sick Berth Attendant - Poultice Walloper, Poultice Plasterer
    Ship's Cook - Slushy
    Master-at-Arms - Jaunty
    Regulating Petty Officer - Crusher
    Schoolmaster - Schoolie
    Leading Seaman - Killick, Hookie
    Chief Petty Officer - Chiefie
    Ordinary Seaman - O.D.s (Oh Dees)
    Royal Marines - Leathernecks, Jollies
    Royal Marine Bandsmen - Musicians, Bandies
    Royal Marine Bugler - Drummer
    Seaman Bugler - Bugles
    Carpenter - Chippie, Chips
    Armourer - Army
    Lamptrimmer - Lampy
    Postman - Posty
    Clerk - Writer
    Wireless rating - Sparks
    Signalman - Bunts, Bunting-tosser
    Cooper - Jimmy Bungs
    Storekeeper - Captain of the Hold - Tanky
    Engine-room Artificer - Tiffy Bloke
    Boy Artificer - Tiffy-boy
    Stokers - Plumbers, Clinker-knockers
    Supply Staff - Dusty Boys - Jack Dusty
    The Ship's Company - The Hands, The Troops
    The Sailor himself - A Matelot (pronounced Ma-te-lo)

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