Slang

Colonial Marines has a variety of slang and acronyms used. This is an uncompleted compilation of slang that can be found used on the server.

All Marine Slang & acronyms

• AWOL = Away Without Official Leave
• Boot = Rookie
• BO = Bridge officer
• CE = Chief Engineer
• Civie = Civilian
• CL = Corporate Liaison
• CMO = Chief Medical Officer
• CO = Commander
• CT = Cargo Technician
• Doc = Doctor
• DS = Death Squad
• Engie= Engineer
• FF = Friendly Fire
• FUBAR = F*cked Up Beyond All Repair/Recovery
• FOB = Field Operating Base
• Frag = (Fragmentation) Grenade
• Flamer = Flamethrower
• Grunt = Basic Soldier / Marine
• Gyro = Gyroscopic Stabilizer
• HQ = Headquarters
• Hugger = Facehugger
• IB = Iron Bears
• KIA = Killed In Action
• KOS = Kill On Sight
• LOS = Line of Sight / Lane of Sight
• LZ = Landing Zone
• Mag = Magazine
• Mag harness = Magnetic Harness
• Medevac/Medivac = Medical Evac (via dropship or drop pod)
• MIA = Missing In Action
• MP = Military Police
• MT= Maintenance Technician
• 'Nade = Grenade
• OB = Orbital Beacon / Bombardment
• PMC = Private Military Contractors
• PO = Pilot Officer.
• Rasputin =Dropship
• RDS = Red Dot sight
• RO = Requisitions officer/ Requestions office
• Sentry = UA 571-C Automated Sentry Gun
• SL = Squad Leader
• SM = Super Matter
• Spec = Specialist
• Vindicator = Drop pod
• W-Y = Weyland -Yutani
• XO = Executive Officer

Alien Slang & acronyms

• Hosts = Infectable entities
• Jelly = Royal Jelly
• Metal Bird = Dropship
• Metal Box = Drop pod
• Metal Spitter = Sentry Gun