Coalition Military Jargon

Awards
Ass Badge - Any of the Assault Badges (Infatry Ass Badge, Armor Ass Badge, General Ass Badge)

Missing Pieces Award - Cybernetic Clasp to Crimson Heart

Necktie (alternately Noose) - Imperial Medal of Honor

Neck Rash (alternately Sore Throat) - Excessively daring performance; the implication is that the subject is chasing the Necktie.

Tin Star - Iron Star medal

Branch Nicknames
Chain Dog - Military police, especially when reinforced by mutant canines. Derogatory.

Dog Boy - Mutant canine auxiliary

Dead Boy - Coalition soldiers in general

Fly Boy - Aircraft pilot or crew

Ghost Boy - Special operations trooper

Glory Boy - RPA Pilot, generally with a reputation.

D-Bees
D-bee (alternately Deeb, Dib) - Dimensional Being; a non-Earthborn life form.

Rocky - Gargoyle

Scaly - Any reptilian D-Bee or mutant; generally refers to Greot and Grackle Tooth.

Slimy - Any amphibian or slime-secreting D-Bee; commonly refers to Splugorth Slaver.

Wings - Flight-capable D-Bee or mutant.

Miscellaneous Terms
Bob - The sun, short for Big Orange Ball

The Freezer - Minnesota theater

The Hammer - Artillery

Mist - To destroy a body completely

Roast - To use the low-damage setting on a laser weapon to inflict a severe (generally second-degree) burn for interrogation purposes; common with pistols.

Steel - Artillery; generally used only by artillery community.

Radio Chatter (Radio terms used as vernacular)
Black Light - Radio shorthand for large air strike

Green Light - Close air support, safely outside friendly lines

Red Light - Close air support, danger-close or on top of own lines

Unit Nicknames
Gatekeepers - 1st Security Forces Division, so called because they form the Emperor's personal guard.

Old Guard - 1st Chi-Town Infantry Regiment

Sea Dogs - 1st Naval Infantry Division, so called because of their high canine component.

Vehicle Nicknames
Big Ugly - Any member of the Death's Head transport family

Dung Beetle - CTX-50 "Linebacker," so called because it looks like a scarab and its combat performance in Tolkeen was well below expectations.

Grinner - PA-09A Super SAMAS

Jack - PA-07A Light SAMAS

Old Joe - CSS Joseph Prosek

Rolling Dong - Mark VII "Slayer" APC, so called because of its phallic profile.

Sam - Any member of the SAMAS family

Shiny - Glittery Boy, so called because of its laser-reflective armor.

Weapon Nicknames
Butterknife - Any bayonet

Flashlight - C-12 Laser Rifle

Strobelight - CV-212 Variable Laser Rifle

Thumper - Any grenade launcher, also applied to mortars.

Toothpick - Any bayonet