The term "fucking new guy" (FNG) is a derogatory term, made popular within combatants, military chaplains, and combat medics of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps deployed to South East Asia during the Vietnam War, usually to refer to newcomers.[1]
- ^ Cornell, George (Summer 1981). "G.I. Slang in Vietnam". The Journal of American Culture. 4 (2). Oxford: Blackwell Publishing: 195–200. doi:10.1111/j.1542-734X.1981.0402_195.x..