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I mean, for fuck's sake, who the fuck would ever say "I k-closed her," instead of "I kissed her?" Where is the advantage to jargon there?
The advantage is you can do it in front of people, and 98% will have no idea what the fuck you're talking about. Say you're at a bar and two really hot girls come up behind you and start hovering. Your pal, who sees them, says, "Holy shit, two super hot babes. I want to fuck them sideways!"
If they heard that, you have blown yourself out. The set is FUBAR'd, to use military slang.
On the other hand, if he said, "Holy shit! Two SHBs. Totally f-closeable. Your move, I'll wing!"
They wouldn't give it a second thought even if you were talking right in front of them.
Exactly. I agree with Sean in the sense that this jargon can be a little dehumanizing, and for some reason certain people really take offense to it. But the pros definitely outweigh the cons. First off, the jargon gives us common terms to efficiently communicate, being in the military myself, I know this helps streamline communication and is necessary. Secondly, it helps turn this whole thing into a game, and raises the comfort level of the discussion. Things would definitely be a little more awkward if we had no slang or acronyms here. The key is to keep it where it belongs, and don't be a damned robot about it.