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| bash the Bear - | Playing the Halton "Rebel Yell" . . . a combination of Caller Herrin' and the Black Bear pipe tunes with raucous yells |
| bogman - | A conscripted or non-Brat member of the RAF, usually in the non-Technical branches of the service ~ also 'boggie' |
| brat - |
A child ~ two species are
known to exist - Type A and Type B, with the latter being a
mutation of the first, typically occurring around the fifteenth
year of life. Type A - this contemptuous reference variant is fairly common worldwide Type B - a diminutive form of the term, Trenchards' Brats (qv) - an older boy currently undergoing enginering training as an Aircraft Apprentice in the RAF ~ this species was officially declared extinct by the British Government in 1993 |
| char - | Tea ~ adapted from old Indian service slang |
| charp - | Bed ~ also Indian in origin; also 'pit' |
| Chiefy - | Flight Sergeant |
| chop, get the - | Shot down, killed . . . also 'gone for a Burton' |
| cushy - | Easy ~ as in 'cushy job' |
| drag - | A smoke . . . also a short brat . . . (abreviation of 'drag-arse' ) |
| drang - | A side drum |
| ex-Brat - | One who used to be a brat
(qv); Type B only - one who has received his Aeronautical and Technical Education through the RAF Aircraft Apprentice scheme; Most often refers to a brat from No. 1 S. of T.T. at RAF Halton, although other aberrations are known to exist; May still be serving in the regular RAF . . . or be just plain old ! |
| full chat - | Wide open throttle ~ as in engine running at 'Take-Off Boost' |
| gash - | Rubbish, trash . . . also used to denote non-Fitter Brats such as Electricians, Instrument Bashers, etc |
| gen - | Information ~ came in two varieties . . . 'pukka' - genuine, true . . . 'duff' - false |
| haggis - | Bagpipes |
| Jankers - | A demeaning form of punishment awarded to a brat for virtually any minor misdeed or rule infraction; offenders were recognisable by the hideous yellow-doped aircraft fabric band worn on the left arm . . . ( in later years the AM acquired wealth and issued nice white fuzzy velour armbands ! ) . . . the 'janker wallahs' moved themselves and all their kit to a remote hut by the Rifle Range and were subjected to hourly torture sessions, plus arduous pan scrubbing in the Tin Room. |
| Juff - | Member of the ATC . . . the Air Training Corps |
| mush - | Brat term for incarceration
in the Guardhouse for more heinous offences . . . such
as 'Being caught drinking
in Tring', or 'Consorting with a WAAF or other female'.
( pronounced like 'push' - nothing to do with sled dogs or sloppy food ! ) |
| oppo - | Opposite number . . . a mate, a buddy |
| prang - | Crash . . . of an aircraft |
| snag - | A stripe worn on the arm . . . also used for LAA's, etc . . . ( Leading Aircraft Apprentice ) |
| snoop - | RAF service policeman . . . non-brat types refer to them as 'snowdrops' |
| sprog - | Any member of an Entry junior to ones' own; Most commonly applied to the most junior Entry. |
| Trenchards' Brats - |
Young men undergoing training
in the RAF Aircraft Apprentice scheme conceived by Lord Trenchard,
the "Father of the Royal Air Force", following
its' inception on April 1st, 1918. (Editors comment: "Lordy ! April
Fools Day - What a date to pick ! ) Future members of a pool of highly trained technicians deemed essential by his Lordship for the continued excellence of the Service; A slurring epithet applied to these boys by the power-hungry leaders of the 'navy-blue and brown jobs' who originally resisted both the formation of the RAF and this training plan. |
| wad - | A NAAFI rockbun; often associated with 'char' . . . as in 'char and a wad' |
| wizard - | First-rate, top line . . . as in 'wizard prang' (big crash) |
| wog - | Warrant Officer . . . several
variants noted as in: wingwog, stationwog, etc .
. . . . . also used in specific parts of the Middle East when referring to indigenous civilian personnel - ( abbrev'n: Worthy Oriental Gentleman ) |