

1MC: The General Announcing system on a ship.Pronounced as "one dee ten tee", "one delta ten tango", "eye dee ten tee", or "idiot". 1D10T or ID10T: A mythical substance that new Sailors are sent in search of as a joke.13 button salute: When a sailor in dress pants pulls down on the top two corners and all 13 buttons come unbuttoned at once, usually done just before sex.It is not a reference to any particular time.


Navy slang/Unit nicknames.Ī B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Note that in the Navy, many ships and units have nicknames these are listed separately, in Appendix:Glossary of U.S. The following are some examples of the slang of the United States Navy, you will also see references to the United States Marine Corps as well because of their use of naval terminology sometimes also referred to as NAVSpeak.
