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bug juice
noun- an insect repellant US, 1944
The term was coined in World War 2 and has been used since. In Vietnam, there was no shortage of bugs or “bug juice”, which was also used to light fires, clean weapons and heat cans of c-rations. - Neither fire nor water nor bug juice nor anything except burning the bunks could get rid of them. — Chester Himes, Cast the First Stone, p. 77, 1952
- We never use deodorant, but we do use bug juice. Lots and lots of bug juice. — Ernest Spencer, Welcome to Vietnam, Macho Man, p. 90, 1987
- — Linda Reinberg, In the Field, p. 30, 1991
- Kool-Aid (a fruit drink made from a powder to which you add water), or a sugary, powdered, artificially flavoured Kool-Aid-like drink US, 1946
Coined in World War 2, popular in Vietnam, and the title and subject of a rousing Girl Scout song sung to the tune of “On Top of Old Smokey”. - — Linda Reinberg, In the Field, p. 30, 1991
- He went up to the wardroom and got a glass of “bug juice” before he returned to his room. — Gerry Carroll, North S*A*R, p. 255, 1991
- Amazingly, it still tasted vaguely like grape bug juice. — Elissa Stein and Kevin Leslie, Chunks, p. 78, 1997
- medication given to those with mental disorders US
- — Gary K. Farlow, Prison-ese, p. 8, 2002
- any antibiotic US, 1985
- — Maledicta, p. 117, 1984–1985: “Milwaukee medical maledicta”
- — Sally Williams, “Strong” Words, p. 135, 1994
- an opiate or other depressant used as knock-out drops US
- — Vincent J. Monteleone, Criminal Slang, p. 35, 1949
- cheap alcohol US, 1863
Originally just meaning “whisky” but, over time, less discerning. - in aviation, propeller de-icing fluid US, 1945
US Air Force use. - tear gas US
- — Hyman E. Goldin et al., Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, p. 35, 1950
- — Jay Robert Nash, Dictionary of Crime, p. 48, 1992
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