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Nam|næm, nɑːm|
Also 'Nam.
Colloq. abbrev. of Vietnam.
1969Time 2 May 33/1 ‘Nam’ or ‘The Nam’ is widely used by U.S. troops to refer to Vietnam. 1973R. Ludlum Matlock Paper vii. 66 The early days in 'Nam..those weeks of unreported combat. 1973J. Di Mona Last Man at Arlington (1974) 198 [We] were a unit in 'Nam. 1974Publishers Weekly 30 Dec. 93/3 Four Americans caught in Vietnam... The GIs become buddies in Germany... Now in ‘Nam’ they hope their camaraderie will be closer still. |