salty

USMC slang meaning old, faded, or well-used; it has a positive connotation.

"Where'd you get those salty binoculars?" "They were my grandfather's; he was a Marine in World War Two." "Outstanding!"

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USMC

(1) University of Science, Music, and Culture
(2) Uncle Sam's Misguided Children
(3) Uncle Sam's Mountain Climbers
(4) United States Marine Corps (the world's finest fighting force)

Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller, a Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Science, Music, and Culture (USMC), always preferred hands-on whoopass to theory.

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