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Cinderella liberty
noun
a short release from military duty and from base restrictions US, 1961
Cinderella had to be home by midnight, as do navy and marine troops.- Wagoner said yes, ten percent of the battalion would be allowed Cinderlla liberty (ending at midnight) in Danang. — Philip Caputo, A Rumor of War, p. 129, 1977
- — Gregory Clark, Words of the Vietnam War, p. 279, 1990
- Large signs were strategically placed along the way that stated the penalty for being caught out in town after midnight, when curfew began for all enlisted men holding the pay grade of E-5 or below, and remained in effect until 5:00 a.m. This was commonly known as “Cinderella Liberty.” — Bruce H. Norton, Force REcon Diary, p. 5, 1992
- “NoFuck Virginia.” Recruits learn to say “NoFuck”on their first Cinderella liberty when they have to be back on base by midnight without getting “any.” — Maria Flook, My Sister Life, p. 62, 1998
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