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Banned Phrases - S

Saddled up

(v.) To be behind one’s opponent during air to air combat and stay there. In (anyone’s) shorts

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Same way same day

  1. (adj.) In the same area, travelling in the same direction at the same time.

  2. (adj) To be flying in very loose formation. Usually used sarcastically.

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Sandpit

(n.) A desert theatre of operations. Durka-durka-stan

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Sausage side

(adj.) In enemy territory. Bad lands

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Say again

(inst.) Please repeat your last sentence. cf. Send, Burst transmission

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Scamper through

(adv.) A brief summary of all pertinent information relating to the subject under discussion Whistle stop tour, skating through, quick canter through

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School

(n.) Staff college, as generally referred to by new squadron leaders.

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Schoolboy (error)

(n.) You have made a very elementary mistake in my opinion. Basics

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Science occurs

(v.) Term used by the uneducated to describe the action of anything they do not understand. Wiggly amps, Ones and noughts, Bernouillis, Lift fairies, Sky hooks, White mans magic

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Scorchio

(adj.) The weather is pleasant. Blue blue day, Ginners

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Scraper

(n.) The thin ring that differentiates a Squadron Leader from a Flight Lieutenant. From the thin ring on a piston used to scrape oil from the cylinder wall

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Scratcher

(n.) One’s bed or bedroom. Pit, Chariot

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Screw the pooch

(v.) To totally and utterly fail to achieve the objective or to die.

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Scribbley

(n.) One who’s trade is administration. cf. Blunty

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Scrubbage

(v) The action of reorganising a program or plan at extremely short notice, with little apparent logic or purpose, often purely to appear productive in front of superiors. fudging, cuffing,

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Scrubbed

(v.) To be cancelled. Fall off, Canned

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Scupper

(v.) To ruin the chances of success. “You ~ed yourself there.” Kipper

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Seagul

(adj.) someone who is very reluctant to fly. Comparison with the bird which you have to throw a stone at to make fly.

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Seat to stick interface

(n.) Pilot. Stick monkey, Wings, Nose gunner

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Secret squirrel

(n.) This information is sensitive but I’m going to tell you anyway. Bead window

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Seen/Not Seen

(v.) Said when the object that somebody has referred to has or has not been visually acquired. Tally

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Self-loading baggage/Cargo

(n.) Anyone on board an aircraft that is not the pilot. Talking ballast, SliCs

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Send

(v.) You are to start talking now. Often used to begin telephone conversations. From Radio Telephony terminology cf. Go ahead

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Septic

(n.) One of our American cousins. From ~ tank = Yank. Spam cf. Cloggie, Cheese eating surrender monkey

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Shag

(n.) Any junior aircrew officer.From acronym of: Student Has A Go.

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Shareholders

(n.) A meeting for all members of the squadron to discuss all things pertinent to the running of the squadron, usually held late on a Friday afternoon.

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Sharp pencil

(v.) The act of recording the required basic training requirements or log book hours even though you may not have actually achieved them Fly what you fly, log what you need

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Shed bus

(n.) The last bus to town after happy hour. From aircraft electrical systems – busbars. Essential bus.

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Shedded

(adj.) Extremely inebriated. Get a shed on, Build a shed

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Shekel

(n.) Unit of local currency. Not to be used in Israel. Blat, Spot, Beer chit/token, Spondoolies cf. Gibloons

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Shirley Bassey

(n.) A cup of tea or coffee served black with two lumps of sugar. cf. Julie Andrews, Whoopie Goldberg, Linford Christie, NATO Standard

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Shit and corruption

(n.) A cloud of a substance to be avoided if safe aviation is to be continued. Esp. a cloud of debris. Shit and derision, Clag and shit

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Shit and derision

  1. (n.) A cloud of a substance to be avoided if safe aviation is to be continued. Esp. a cloud of debris.

  2. (n.) Bad weather. Shit and corruption, Clag and shit

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Shit can

(v.) To cancel something. Eg: My sortie has been ~ed Canned

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Shit off a shiny shovel

(adj) Extremely fast. Meningy knots, Warp factor snot, At the speed of a thousand gazelles

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Shit the bed

(excl.) I am genuinely surprised or shocked. May be used ironically.

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Shit tip

(n.) A very untidy place.

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Shitload

(adj.) A large quantity. Shedload

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Shitty death

(excl.) Indicates shock at a revelation or situation. Fuck me readers/sideways/backwards

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Shneeble

(v.) Process of circumnavigating areas of poor weather or restrictions at Low Level. Nicky nacky noo cf. Dick dance, skoshie

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Shocker

(n.) A horrendous experience. May be referred to as a Jarvis (rhym. slang.). Mare, Barry

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Shoeage

(v) the action of polishing one’s shoe’s in preparation for a visit of a high ranking officer hatage

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Shoot and scoot

(n.) To fire or detonate munitions and then remove oneself from the area. Eg: The terrorists are employing ~ tactics. cf. splah and dash

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Should have tried harder at school

(phr.) A derogatory insult to anyone who isn’t aircrew implying that they are not because of their lack of academic application or because they are stupid.

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Show agian

(adv.) A poor performance during a training sortie requiring the trainee to re-fly the sortie.

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Show stopper

(n.) A factor that will cause the termination or failure of an activity, should it arise.

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Show them the hairy side

(v.) To be openly aggressive towards someone. From “Show them the back of your hand”

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SID (any Major Road Name)

(phr.) To leave an base via the nearest available major road eg. “i’m on a ¬ A55 out of RAF Valley” Bang out, Foxtrot oscar, Make Like a, Depart the fix, Poke off, Do one

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(n.) Not in full view of the group that the speaker is currently with. Eg: “you and I will get together ~ to discuss that”. Offline

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Simulated

(adv.) To sleep on top of one’s bed not under the covers usually for a short period of time. cf. Actual, Combat kip

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Single target track

(adj.) Used to describe a gentleman who is slightly drunk and is obviously attracted to a lone girl in the vicinity, rather than looking around for others to court. Target fixation

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Singley

(n.) A person who is not married and usually lives in station accommodation.

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Sipping the Chablis

(v.) Having everything under total control. Running on rails

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Sitch

(n.) The current situation. Eg: what’s the ~. Sitrep

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Sitrep

(n.) A report about the current situation. Sitch

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Six and two threes

(sim.) It makes no difference which you choose because they will both yield the same result. Six of one, Swings and roundabouts, Cummerbunds & waistcoats

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Six of one

(sim.) It makes no difference which you choose because the will both yield the same result. Half of the well known phrase in common use: ~ and half a dozen of another. Six and two threes, Swings and roundabouts, Cummerbunds & waistcoats

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Skating through

(adv.) A brief summary of all pertinent information relating to the subject under discussion Whistle stop tour, scamper through, quick canter through

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Sketch (the)

(n.) The general overview of the situation or plan.

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Skoshie

(adj.) Bad usually ref. weather cf. Nebby

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Skulling

(US. n. synon.) Used by US Air Force in place of the word heading because heading contains the word head, the saying of which is a self imposed social taboo. Eg: Come right on to ~ 360 degrees. Cranium aspect cf. Container, Cranium

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Sky hooks

(n.) Term used by the uneducated to describe the origin of lift. Bernouillis, Lift fairies

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Slam on anchors

(v.) Slow down rapidly. Idle boards

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Sleaford tech

(n.) The Royal Air Force College Cranwell

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Sledgehammer to crack a nut

(phr.) An over employment of resources in relation to the size of the task

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SLiCs

(n.) Self loading cargo Anyone on board an aircraft that is not the pilot. Self loading baggage/cargo, Talking ballast

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Slip to the right

(v.) To be delayed cf. Fall off

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Slow time

(adj.) To spend more time dealing with something because there is no pressure to complete it quickly or to do so would be dangerous. From marching cadence.

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Smartie board

(n.) The MOMIDS (Meteorological Data System) colour state map.

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Smash it in

(v.) To perform a rather firmer landing than usual.

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Smell shocked

(adj.) State of paranoia and psychological distress created from overexposure to anal gases. Chaff, Bagpiping

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Smidge

(adj.) A small amount of something. Eg: Turn the air conditioning up a ~. Crack of

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Smoke and mirrors

(adj.) Term used by the uneducated to describe a process that they do not understand. cf. Wiggly amps, Ones and noughts, Bernouillis, Lift fairies, Sky hooks, White mans magic, Science occurs

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Snag

(n.) A problem of any kind. cf. Snaggless, Snag of the Day

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Snag of the Day (or Du Jour)

(n.) The daily emergency discussed at the morning meteorological briefing. Daily drama

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Snagless

(adj.) There are no problems involved with the thing being described. No snags, Dim snaggio

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Snap vector to (Something or Somewhere)

(phr.) To proceed or be directed immediately towards something of importance. Eg: Give me a ~ to the bar. cf. VFR Direct

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Snell

(German Adv.) German adverb used as a direct substitute for the English word quickly or quick. Eg: We need to do this pretty ~. Rapido.

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Snot locker

(n.) One’s nose, especially referring to the location of another aircraft in relation to your own. cf. Beak to beak, 180 by zip

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Snow Drops

(n.) The RAF Police.

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Soldiers breakfast

(n.) The act of urination followed by smoking cf. chemical shower

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Something to hang your hat on

(n.) A figure, point or calculation which, although inaccurate, is acceptably close to the precise solution, and takes less time to produce. Starter for ten

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SOP

(abbr.) Standard Operating Procedure; the recognised usual way of doing something.

SOUP

(acron.) Single Officer Unnecessary Purchase. An object that a married officer would not be able to justify expenditure on.

SP (the)

(acron.) The state of play. An update of the status of the current situation.

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Spam

(n.) One of our American cousins. Septic

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Spammed (up)

(adj.) In possession of all relevant knowledge of a subject. Up to speed

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Spangly

(adj.) New or advanced technology. Gucci, Swept-up

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Spat out

(v.) To be ejected from the formation.

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Speaking chit

(n.) A mythical piece of paper that would afford you the right to speak, particularly in a debrief.

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Spears

(pl. n.) Criticisms. Spears on the outside, Any spears for me?

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Speed jeans

(n.) The leg-borne parts of an inflating anti-g suit. Turning trousers

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Speed of heat

(adj.) Fastest achievable speed. cf. Meningy knots, Warp factor snot, Shit off a shiny shovel, , At the Speed of a thousand gazelles

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Spin out / round

(v.) To re-position oneself in the local vicinity.

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Spinning dits

(v.) Telling stories, usually of a humorous nature.cf. Pull up a sandbag

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Splash and dash

(phr.) To land somewhere and fill up with fuel and then immediately leave.

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Splash and dash machine

(n.) An Automated Teller Machine.

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Split team

(n.) A term from initial officer training used to describe a small group of people that has separated from the main group. Eg: “Lets send a ~ to the next pub to get the beers in”

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Spondoolies

(n.) A unit of local currency. Spot, Shekel, Beer token/chit, Blat cf. Gibloons

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Spong / spong’ed

(v.) To give or be given a job to do, usually of a tiresome nature. Joe/Joed

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Spooled up

1.(adj.) Ready for something. 2.(adj.) To have recently been given the appropriate instructions or briefings. Spammed up

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Spoon through base height

(phr.) To blatantly break a rule. Originally to go below a predefined saftey height during air combat training. Graze the base height

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Sporty

(adv.) Something that makes the exercise challenging. Eg: ~wind

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Spotter

(n.) Someone who knows a lot about a subject that is perceived to be boring by others who do not know as much about it.

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Spunk Bowser

(n.) A woman who is willing to offer her body as receptacle for multiple males to deposit bodily fluids.

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Square away

(v.) To adequately organise something. Shit in pile, Shit in a sock, hammer away

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Square root of fuck all

(n.) Very little or nothing.

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Squared away

(adv.) Something adequately organized. Get shit in a pile, Get shit in a sock, Covered off

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Squawk ident

(v.) Make others aware of your location. Normally broadcast over a squadron PA system. From a function common in all aircraft transponders that highlights the aircraft position on secondary surveillance radar display. Transmit for steer

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Squeezy trousers

(n.) An anti ‘g’ suit. Speed jeans

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Squinney

(v.) To complain about anything that the speaker thinks is not important justified. Blub, Bleat

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Squipper

(n.) A survival equipment fitter.

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Squirt

(n.) To illuminate with energy, usually radar or laser.

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SSLG

(n. acron.) Suitable System of Levers & Gears. A term used by the uneducated to describe the action of a mechanical system. Also used by the even less well-educated to describe non-mechanical systems.

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Stack

  1. (v.) To depart the place of work. Cleared off

  2. (v.) To destroy a vehicle. Eg: “~the aircraft.”

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Staish

(n.) The station commander. Harry

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Stand up

  1. (v.) To operate independently for the 1st time. Eg “on the 1st of November 13 squadron will ~”
  2. (order) Instruction to someone of short stature shouted to them when they are making a speech, said for comedy effect.

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Standby to standby

(stat.) Decrease your state of readiness for the moment as there is a delay, but be prepared to revert to a fully alert state when required to do so. cf. Chill herbs, Chill your beans

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Starter for ten

(n.) An initial question in a brief.

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Stay below radar

(v.) To make oneself inconspicuous to those in authority.

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Step

(v.) To commence the walk to the aircraft after the final out brief. Eg: “We’ll get the latest weather before we ~.”

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Step over the side

(v.) To eject from an aircraft. take the martin baker option, rocket propelled deck chair, punch out, bang out.

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Stepped on

(excl.) Please repeat your last statement, as you were interrupted by someone else talking. Two transmissions at once

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Stick

(n.) The weapons employment zone of an aircraft. Eg:” He’s got a bigger ~ than us.”

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Stick Monkey

(n.) Pilot. As described by non pilots. Wings, VPSI, Seat to stick interface, Nose gunner Related definitions:

Stick ninja

(n.) A very good pilot. cf. Good skills

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Stone bonker

(adj.) Something very obvious. Dog’s knob/bollocks cf. Nebby

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Stoof in

(v.) To crash into the ground, violently. Tent peg

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Stop me and buy one

(phr.) You may ask me a question at any time.

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Stop stop stop

(order.) Said instead of a single stop. From an order given by the range safety officer in an air to ground weapons range requiring all to stop the activity they are currently involved in.

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Stores

(Exclamation) Expression used to inform others that some thing has been released; usually said when defecating for the benefit of others in adjacent cubicles. Cf. Pickle

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Stuck on transmit

(adj.) Someone who talks constantly and will not listen. Eg “I can never get a word in with Smith he’s ~”. From a failure of RT device.

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Stude

(n.) A person under instruction. Bloggs

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Stuff

(n.) A word used to simplify a detailed subject matter, often for dramatic effect. For example: “I was at a meeting with the PT last week where we discussed Tornado ~” In this context the word ‘stuff’ is always overemphasised, sometimes in a derogatory way. In this example the speaker is actually saying “The topics that I discussed with regards to Tornado GR4 are detailed, wide and far ranging. However, to go into them in any depth at this time would be unnecessary”.

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Stupid o’clock

(n.) Extremely early in the morning. O-dark hundred, O-four fuck’s sake, Dark o’clock, Early doors

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Suck eggs

(v.) To patronise someone by teaching them elementary knowledge. eg: “I’m not trying to teach you to ~” , egg sucking exercise

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Suck it and see

(v.) Although the prevailing conditions would seem to preclude the successful prosecution of the act under discussion, we will attempt it nonetheless.

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Suck the hind tit

(phr.) 1. Doing something that one is extremely unwilling to do. 2. To have no priority. Deep-throating the cock of death

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Suited and booted

(adj.) Wearing a full compliment of equipment, usually nuclear, biological and chemical suit.

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Supersonic electronic flick knife

(n.) A Tornado F3 aircraft. cf. Norfolk land shark, Contra-rotating death banana, bonar jet, plastic pig.

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Surge

(excl.) Said for comedy effect when popping a champagne cork due to the sound being slightly similar to that of a pop surge in a jet aircraft.

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Sweat like armorer in a spelling test

(phr.) To sweat profusely. [Armour may be replaced with PTI, winch-man, rock ape etc.]

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Sweet work

(excl.) The task we have been discussing was executed extremely well.

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Swept-up

(adj.) New or advanced technology. Gucci, Spangly

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Swing-winged Master Race

(n.) Tornado aircrew – From GAF where the best aircrew are selected to fly the Tornado. Norfolk Land Shark, Two winged master race.

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Swings and Roundabouts

(sim.) It makes little difference which option you choose, because all of courses of action are likely to yield the same result. Six of one, Six and two threes, Cummerbunds & waistcoats

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Switched on

(adj.) An alert and knowledgeable person.

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Switchology

(n.) A fictional educational subject created to express the familiarity with the sequence of switches that need to be made to allow the desired action to occur.

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System wibble

(n.) A disruption of the normal service that a system provides due to a technical reason that cannot be explained.

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