Military Slang And Terminology

verb to be unable to work or do usual activities due to illness or injury

• After the surgery, he was laid up in bed for a week to recover.
• I'm feeling a bit laid up with this cold, so I won't be able to make it to the party.
• I got laid up with a sprained ankle from playing basketball too hard.
• The project was laid up due to lack of funding, causing delays in the timeline.

noun wet or muddy substance, typically food waste or liquid

verb to spill or splash liquid messily

• The workers were careful not to spill any slop while transferring it to the compost bin.
• Watch out for that slop, you don't want to make a mess!
• I accidentally stepped in some slop on the farm.
• The politician's speech was just a bunch of political slop, lacking any real substance.

adjective a term used to describe a situation where there are not enough people to do a job or task effectively

• The team was undermanned for the important project deadline.
• We were undermanned for the game, so we had to work extra hard.
• The restaurant was undermanned during the lunch rush.
• The soldiers felt undermanned as they faced the overwhelming enemy forces.

noun a slang term for a heavy blow or strike

• The tonking of the drum created a rhythmic pattern in the music.
• I heard you tonking on the table with your pencil during the meeting.
• Stop tonking around and focus on your work.
• Her words tonked like a hammer on his fragile ego.