West Point: An Intimate Picture of the National Military Academy and of the Life of the CadetRichardson, Robert C. (Robert Charlwood)
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West Point: An Intimate Picture of the National Military Academy and of the Life of the Cadet
Richardson, Robert C. (Robert Charlwood)
United States Military Academy
Missouri National, _n._ A tune supposed to bring rain.
Muck, _n._ Muscle.
O. C., _n._ The Officer in Charge.
O. D., _n._ The Officer of the Day.
O. G., _n._ The Officer of the Guard.
--oid. A suffix added to a noun or a verb to denote the agent by
which the action in the noun or verb is accomplished, _i. e._
Ridoid--one who rides; Hopoid--one who attends hops.
P., _n._ A Professor.
P. C. S., _n._ Previous condition of servitude. Occupation before
entering.
P. D., _n._ Pennsylvania Dutchman.
Pipe, _v._ To look forward to anything; to build castles in the air.
Plebe, _n._ A fourth classman.
Plebeskin, _n._ A flannel blouse issued to new cadets. Very badly
fitting.
Plebeskin, _n._ A report for hazing.
P. M. E., n. Practical Military Engineering.
Podunk, _n._ A cadet’s home town. A name applied to any small town
to denote its insignificance; a local newspaper.
Police, _v._ To discard; to relegate to the scrap pile; to throw
from a horse’s back; to clean up, as to police a room.
Poop, _v._ To memorize verbatim.
Poop, _n._ One who memorizes by heart.
Poop Deck, _n._ The balcony of the south cadet guard house, used by
the officer in charge.
Pred., _n._ Predecessor; a cadet’s forerunner in office.
P. S., _v._ To spoon on the post.
Quill, _n._ A person addicted to reporting cadets on every
opportunity; subject matter for a report.
Recognize, _v._ To admit a fourth classman to the upperclass status.
Reverse, _n._ A position of disfavor, as to get a reverse on the
tac.
Run-it-on, _v._ To take advantage of.
Scavenge, _v._ To acquire something that someone else no longer
wants or has thrown away.
Skag, _n._ A cigarette.
Skin, _n._ A report for delinquency.
Skin, _v._ To report a delinquent.
Skin list, _n._ The delinquency list.
Slug, _n._ A disagreeable duty; an award of special punishment for
some major offense.
Soirée, _n._ An unpleasant task or duty.
Soirée, _v._ To cause inconvenience or annoyance.
Speck, _v._ To commit to memory.
Speck, _n._ One who commits to memory.
Slum, _n._ Mess Hall stew (unknown ingredients).
Soundoff, _n._ A voice capable of being heard at long range.
Sound off, _v._ To bellow; to use the voice to the limit of its
capacity.
Spoon, _v._ To court, amuse, entertain, or converse with a femme.
Spoony Up, _v._ To make neat or attractive.
Step Out, _v._ To hurry.
Sub-div., _n._ A subdivision of barracks: a cadet officer in charge
of a subdivision.
Supe, _n._ The Superintendent.
Tac, _n._ A Tactical Officer.
T. D., _n._ The Department of Tactics.
Tarbucket, _n._ The full dress hat.
Tenth, _n._ The smallest division of the West Point system of
marking.
Tie Up, _v._ To get a thing gloriously mixed up.
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