dirt Navy
n.— «I’m in the brown “dirt” Navy and don’t alway’s follow on the “fleet speach.”» —“Re: Gays in Uniform” by CeeJay Usenet: alt.folklore.military Oct. 28, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
dirt Navy
n.— «I’m in the brown “dirt” Navy and don’t alway’s follow on the “fleet speach.”» —“Re: Gays in Uniform” by CeeJay Usenet: alt.folklore.military Oct. 28, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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