{"id":12633,"date":"2022-05-15T18:15:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T18:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/?post_type=glossary&p=12633"},"modified":"2022-05-18T14:15:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T14:15:52","slug":"what-does-bootneck-mean-whats-a-bootneck-forces-penpals","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/glossary\/what-does-bootneck-mean-whats-a-bootneck-forces-penpals\/","title":{"rendered":"Bootneck"},"content":{"rendered":"
Branch: Army\/Royal Marines<\/p>\n
Definition: This is one of our favourites. Bootneck<\/a> is a word that is used in the British Army to refer to a Royal Marine. If anything, you’ll find even the Marines calling themselves bootnecks too. The tradition dates back a couple of centuries when they used to wear a leather strap around their necks, and it looked more or less like a boot.<\/p>\n Example: Just yesterday I found out that he used to be a bootneck<\/a>, now he seems more appealing than ever before. I have a serious thing for men who have served as Royal Marines. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What Does Bootneck<\/a> Mean? Branch: Army\/Royal Marines Definition: This is one of our favourites. Bootneck<\/a> is a word that is used in the British Army to refer to a Royal Marine. If anything, you’ll find even the Marines calling themselves bootnecks too. The tradition dates back a couple of centuries when they used to wear […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12635,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\n