Darren Roberts Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 How is the term for squadron stuff pronounced. Is it "geedunk" (hard /g/), or "gedunk" (soft /g/ like a j). I've also seen "gedonk". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tailspin Turtle Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 From personal experience in the mid-1950s, it was a hard g and it was the name for a malt-shop/snack bar sort of establishment on base. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Hard g Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Hard G...just worked with a bunch of SEABEES and that’s how they used the term. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 Thanks! I've heard some pilots reference it to squadron items such as patches, shirts, cruise videos, etc. Were they using the term incorrectly, or has it expanded to those items as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Usually stuff you can purchase from the Command. Food, patches, shirts, zippo lighters. Cheers Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoops Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Basically, anything that would be sold in the squadron spaces is at the gee-dunk. There is usually a corner with candy bars, chips, sodas that sort of thing so that the squadron members can pick up something quick while at work. Also sold there is all of the squadron swag. This could include everything from patches to coins to tshirts, whatever. All the profits from said sales usually go towards the squadron Christmas party or something similar. Hoops Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 Thanks all! I never realized the phrase had such a rich history. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 I thought the geedunk was a lot broader than aviation--the naval equivalent of the merchant slop chest. In the 70s at least, a case of beer was cheaper than a case of soda! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabre Freak Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 United States Naval History and Heritage Command info on Gedunk: https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/g/gedunk.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 The geedunk is where you buy pogey bait. The scuttlebutt is usually on the deck right outside the hatch up against the bulkhead. Watch out for the knee knockers and head bangers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 7 minutes ago, Grey Ghost 531 said: The geedunk is where you buy pogey bait. The scuttlebutt is usually on the deck right outside the hatch up against the bulkhead. Watch out for the knee knockers and head bangers. Let's see how good my translation skills are. ☺️ The shop/store is where you buy snacks. The drinking fountain is usually on the deck right outside the door up against the wall. Watch out for the water-tight door frames. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian P: Fightertown Decals Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 We always used scuttlebutt = gouge or rumors. Some of the best times were at the dirty shirt for midrats - sliders, rollers, autodog and drinking bug juice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 scuttlebutt = water cooler talk e.g. rumors always exchanged when hanging out at the water cooler - when you have nothing better to do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rex Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 haha, I knew that this thread would evolve Now we have a place to send newbies (they weren't noobs back then) to get us a bucket of prop wash. (and all the things that others will probably type in, lol) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 and a few feet of flight line... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 6 hours ago, habu2 said: scuttlebutt = water cooler talk e.g. rumors always exchanged when hanging out at the water cooler - when you have nothing better to do That's what I thought it meant as well. But then I was reading an article on Navy terminology and it said scuttlebutt was originally the actual water cooler/fountain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jpk Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 I heard from my long time ago ex brother in law who was on the USS Roosevelt CVA-42 the Geedunk was the ship's store. There you could by smokes, toiletries, candy, etc.. Mt dad used to refer to government items that they acquired through five finger discount as comshaw. Such as I comshawed a package of pencils or something like that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Scuttlebutt has two meanings; 1) A drinking fountain 2) Gossip, gouge and/or rumor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) Batteries for a sound powered phone Edited November 21, 2018 by GW8345 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Geedunk is candy, soda, etc. And the place where a Sailor can buy it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Could Gedunk have come from General Dispensary? Like Jeep came from General Purpose? Just wondering out loud.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parche Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 A gallon of relative bearing grease... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Portable padeye wrench Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gunny Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 -Geedunk in the USN has the same meaning of the USMC term "pogey bait," i.e, candy, fatty foods & drinks that can contribute to turning into a fat body. Extremely frowned upon especially in the infantry, & the Recon/Force Recon & Raider (MARSOC) communities where top peak physical condition is mandatory. Failure to meet decathalon type condition or fall out of something when you're not dead & you're done. Marine Corps as a whole because our very strict height to weight ratios & BMI standards are so strict that you can get booted out for failing to meet or maintain the standard as it applies to individual. Same stuff to stay away from even as a civvie. Stay lean & clean! -Scuttlebutt is a drinking fountain & the other completely non-related meaning are rumor/passing word that has not been confirmed or general conjecture & sometimes possibly true activity that is being passed amongst sailors or Marine's in groups or one on one. The unconfirmed Passing of the "word" summarizes it fairly well. General meanings I as I remember over my time in & they remain in use today. You get the picture. Semper Fi, Masterguns Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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