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Terms used by the Vietnamese |
| BOOM-BOOM | Sex |
| CHAO CO (chow coh) | Hello or Good-bye |
| CHIEU HOI | The name given to Viet Cong or NVA defectors who worked as scouts for the American Army. They were also called "Kit Carsons, The "open arms" program, promising clemency and financial aid to Viet Cong and NVA soldiers and cadres who stopped fighting and returned to South Vietnamese authority |
| CROC-A-DAO | "Croc-a-dao" which meant "dead" or "kill." Mostly told to Vietnamese people as a threat, as in "I croc-a-dao you. |
| DI-DI-MAU | Go away |
| DINKY DAU | Crazy |
| AO-DAI | A brightly colored silk top worn over loose fitting silk trousers |
| BUKU (aka boo coo) | Many, Large, A Lot |
| BUTTERFLY | GI that went from one girl to another girl |
| CAM ON (cam oon) | Thank you |
| DOO-MAO-MIE | English approximation of the Vietnamese du ma, meaning literally "fuck mother" |
| DUNG LA | Stop |
| LAI DAY (pronounced "ley dye") | Come here |
| NUMBAH (1-10) | One was good, ten was bad, as in "He numbah 1" or "He's number 10 G.I |
| NUOC MAN: (noouk mom) | Vietnamese national dish, fermented fish sauce. |
| PAPA SAN | Any older Vietnamese man |
| QUAN CANH: (kwuhn kein) (Or QC) | Vietnamese military police |
| TEE-TEE | Very small |
| XIN LOI (Sounds like Sin Loy) | Sorry about that |