![]() Your platoon sergeant may ask if everyone understands the plan of the day, to which everyone will respond with “Errrr.” Translation: Yeah Gunny, we got it.Īrguably used more often than “Oohrah” by junior Marines to express enthusiasm. ![]() This is an even more shortened-down version of “rah.” But it’s most often used as a lazy-man’s version of agreement. It’s like the Marine version of the mobster’s “fuggaddaboutit.” You could be agreeing with someone, by saying “rah.” You could be excited about going on a mission by exclaiming, “Rah!” Or you could be asking the platoon if everyone understands, “rah?” Short for “Oohrah,” a Marine greeting or expression of enthusiasm similar to the Army’s “Hooah” or the Navy’s “Hooyah.” Rah, however, is a bit more versatile. ![]() If you are around Marines long enough, you’ll hear someone being called a “boot” or dozens of them screaming out “yut.” While everyone in the Corps speaks and uses English most of the time, there’s another layer of terminology added on top which is uniquely Marine. Marines speak a slightly-different language than the rest of the United States.
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