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.

Slang Term:	Meaning:
AWOL	Away Without Official Leave = Desertion
Boot	Rookie
BO	Bridge Officer
CE	Chief Engineer
Civie	Civilian
Chrome-Dome	Bald marine
Cue Ball	Bald marine
CL	Corporate Liaison
CMO	Chief Medical Officer
CO	Commander
CT	Cargo Technician
Doc	Doctor
Engie	Engineer
FF	Friendly Fire
FUBAR	Fucked Up Beyond All Repair/Recovery/Recognition
FOB	Field Operating Base
Frag	(Fragmentation) Grenade
Flamer	Flamethrower
Grunt	Basic Soldier/Marine/Standard
Gyro	Gyroscopic Stabilizer
HQ	Headquarters
IB	Iron Bears
KIA	Killed In Action
KOS	Kill On Sight
LOS	Line of Sight / Lane of Sight
LZ	Landing Zone
Mag	Magazine
Mag Strap/Harness	Magnetic Harness
Medevac	Medical Evacuation (via dropship or drop pod)
MIA	Missing In Action = Contact lost with the marine
MP	Military Police
MT	Maintenance Technician
'Nade	Grenade
OB	Orbital Beacon / Bombardment
Pajamarine	Any marine who forgets to put on his or her uniform.
PMC	Private Military Contractors
PO	Pilot Officer
Rasp/Rasputin	The Sulaco's Dropship
Re	Researcher
RDS	Red Dot Sight
RO	Requisitions Officer
Sentry	UA 571-C Automated Sentry Gun
SL	Squad Leader
SM	Super Matter
Spec	Specialist
SSD	Space Sleep Disorder, an Ingame term to say that the player is away from the keyboard or closed his client and left the game.
Vindi/ Vindicator	The Sulaco's Drop Pod
W-Y/Wey-Yu	Weyland-Yutani
WIA	Wounded-in-Action
XO	Executive Officer