KGB
July 5, 2018 at 12:39 am

Why did some military aviation slang go mainstream ?

Balls to the wall

&

The whole 9 yards

There’s more. I spend part of my time in the English speaking world and these phrases come up casually in conversation. Why ? Any theories ?

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By: schurem - 5th July 2018 at 17:38

I didnt even know ‘balls to the wall’ was millitary slang. Wall-to-wall counseling on the other hand….

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By: FalconDude - 5th July 2018 at 11:44

I am significantly older than 911 and these expressions existed well before …

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By: schurem - 5th July 2018 at 10:52

Must have something to do with the 21st century post 911 american cultural trend of militarism; games like call of duty and countless movies that have tacticool heroes with all their tacticool gear speaking tacticool lingo and pwning bishes left and right.