What new slang terms/words came from the War?

By this I am asking what words transitioned over from the soldiers to the civilians and into everyday use.

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Here’s a few:
FUBAR
SNAFU
BOHICA
Flak (Abbreviated form of German word Fliegerabwehrkanone, or “pilot warding-off cannon”)
AWOL
Pinup
SOL
Walkie-Talkie

The trouble is… these things are so commonplace that it’s hard for me to imagine these terms not existing.

Most of these came from:

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