병사와 보비삭서의 1940년대 슬랭

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미 육군 주간지 Yank는 1942년부터 1945년까지 미군 병사들의 슬랭을 실었고, 1945년 3월에는 그들이 고향에 두고 온 10대들의 말도 전했습니다.

bobby-soxerThe girls among the teen-agers are called bobby-soxers. This is because they wear bobby sox. (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 2, 1945)1945

10대 소녀. 짧은 양말에서 붙은 이름.

jiveThese jive kids of the early and middle 40s are the successors to the gaudy sophisticates of some years back … (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 2, 1945)1945

스윙 음악과 그 팬들의 말. jive kid는 스윙에 빠진 10대.

whistle baitA pretty girl is “whistle bait.” (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 2, 1945)1945

예쁜 여자애.

hunk of heartbreakA boy whose mug and muscles appeal to the girls is a “mellow man,” a “hunk of heartbreak” or a “glad lad.” (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 2, 1945)1945

잘생긴 젊은 남자.

book beaterA grind is a “book beater.” (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 2, 1945)1945

공부를 너무 많이 하는 학생. 공부벌레.

wolfA boy given to hugging the girls … is a “wolf on a scooter” or an “educated fox.” (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 2, 1945)1945

늘 여자 뒤꽁무니를 쫓는 젊은 남자.

dame-dazedA boy who is girl crazy is “dame-dazed.” (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 2, 1945)1945

여자에 미친.

khaki-wackyA girl who is boy crazy is “slack-happy” and “khaki-wacky.” (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 2, 1945)1945

군복 입은 남자에 푹 빠진.

shot down in flamesTo be jilted is to be “shot down in flames.” (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 2, 1945)1945

차인.

snafuAmong these are snafu, goof off, sweat it out, snow job, bat the breeze. (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 9, 1945)1945

엉망진창. 군대식으로 꼬인 상황. “situation normal, all fouled up”의 머리글자에서 왔다.

to sweat out… a Pacific island where troops sweat out the war in more ways than one. (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 23, 1945)1945

애태우며 기다리다, 또는 끝까지 견디다.

dogfaceNaturally, I am not your ordinary dogface: in an army of 10 million I have outstanding qualifications. (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, January 26, 1945)1945

평범한 병사. 특히 보병.

goldbrick“Come on, you blankety-blank goldbrick. Close it up.” (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 23, 1945)1945

일을 빼먹는 병사.

the brass hats… the brass hats had declared it must be destroyed. (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 9, 1945)1945

고위 장교들.

the Old Man“If the Old Man wanted us to enter Manila Bay in a rubber boat, we would go …” (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 2, 1945)1945

지휘관.

repple depple… or left to grow mold in a repple depple until they forget everything they knew … (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, July 13, 1945)1945

보충병 대기소. 병사들이 배치나 귀국을 기다리던 곳.

a Section 8… keep right on bucking for that Section 8, pal, because you got a leg up on it. (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 2, 1945)1945

복무 부적격 전역. 흔히 정신적 이유였다. 이를 노린다는 건 빠져나가려고 미친 척하는 것.

latrine rumorSorry, but there is no such AR, circular or act of Congress. It’s just a latrine rumor. (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 2, 1945)1945

부대 안에 도는 근거 없는 소문.

scuttlebuttMost of the time our news was just scuttlebutt, but it was usually right. (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 2, 1945)1945

뒷소문. 비공식 소식.

hubba hubba“Hubba-hubba” has been used to express practically every type of emotion. (The Chicago Maroon, reprinted in The Y News, Hubba Hubba Proves Baffling to Experts, March 21, 1946)1946

전쟁터에서 들여온, 어떤 감정에도 쓰는 병사들의 외침.

사람들이 어떻게 욕을 했고 대신 어떤 순한 말을 썼는지, 같은 날짜의 출처에서.

FUBARFUBAR? It means “Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition.” (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, January 7, 1944)1944

손쓸 수 없을 만큼 엉망이 된. 병사들의 머리글자 말로, 인쇄된 “fouled”는 더 상스러운 단어를 대신한다.

damn itA young captain ran out in front and yelled, “Okay, damn it, let’s go!” (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, January 26, 1945)1945

분대를 움직이게 하는 욕.

for cripes sake“For cripes sake,” he yelled. (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 2, 1945)1945

‘그리스도’를 순하게 한 말. 짜증날 때.

blankety-blank“Come on, you blankety-blank goldbrick. Close it up.” (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 23, 1945)1945

상사가 실제로 쓴 말 대신 잡지가 인쇄한 표현.

jeezJeez — wristwatches. (US Army, Yank, the Army Weekly, March 23, 1945)1945

‘지저스’를 순하게 한 말. 감탄하거나 질색할 때.

막 등장한 것, 아직 새로웠던 것, 그리고 이 시대 장면에는 아직 있을 수 없는 것. 모든 항목에는 그 연도를 기록한 출처와 링크를 함께 실었습니다. 따로 적지 않았다면 연도는 미국 기준입니다.