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c-rats
noun
US Army combat rations US, 1965
Vietnam war coinage, used since.- Rain fallin’ into my C-rats–A perfect example of nature pollutin’ garbage. — Michael Hodgson, With Sgt. Mike in Vietnam, p. 31, 1970
- It brought the usual water, C-rats and mail. — Charles Anderson, The Grunts, p. 106, 1976
- Negative, m’ man, fuck a bunch a C rats. I mean meat. — Larry Heinemann, Close Quarters, p. 142, 1977
- — Keith Nolan, Battle for Hue, p. 191, 1983
- When off duty, Prince was a furry mooch, always on the lookout for C rats, fish, or whatever. — Ralph Zumbro, Tank Sergeant, p. 65, 1986
- — Linda Reinberg, In the Field, p. 53, 1991
- The bombs thudded, the ground trembled, Taylor cranked the volume higher. “Rock ‘n’ roll is C-Rats for the soul,” he said, using the military slang for field rations. — Boston Globe, p. 1, 27 January 1991
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