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The Aircrew Dictionary (of unacceptable cliche and overused phrases)
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Knock it on the head

(v.) Terminate the current activity. Endex

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  • End of
  • Endex
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Me & thee

(pl. n. O.E.) Term used, for comedy effect, to refer to the speaker and listener. cf. Muggins

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  • Laughing boy
  • Muggins
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NB

(phr. abbr.) Used incorrectly as a verb to impress the importance of remembering the topic being discussed. 


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Sidebar

(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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  • Offline
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Offline

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

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  • Sidebar
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Peanut gallery

(n.) Area of the main briefing room, usually very uncomfortable, cramped and towards the rear of the room, where students on the Tornado GR4 OCU sit. cf. Chimp

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  • Maggots
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Quick canter/rattle through

(n.) A brief summary of all pertinent information relating to the subject under discussion. Whistle stop tour, Skating Through, Scamper Through

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  • Scamper through
  • Skating through
  • Whistle-stop tour
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RFI’s

(pl. n. acron.) Requests for information. Questions. Said instead of the word questions even though it takes longer to say. Eg. “Has anyone got any ~”


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Roll into

(v.) To continue seamlessly without a break into something else.


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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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  • Quick canter/rattle through
  • Skating through
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Sitch

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

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  • Sitrep
  • Sketch (the)
  • SP (the)
  • The Big issue (fuck off get a job)
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Sitrep

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

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  • Sitch
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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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  • Quick canter/rattle through
  • Scamper through
  • Whistle-stop tour
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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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  • Daily drama
  • Snag
  • Snagless
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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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  • Starter for ten
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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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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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Starter for ten

(n.) An initial question in a brief.

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