Another question for the sailors

[Alpo]

In the video about World War II ice cream, the guy says that the ice cream was issued to the sailors at the gedunk.

 

He pronounced it gah-DUNK. Emphasis on the second syllable.

 

My father used the term GEE-dunk. Emphasis on the first syllable, and the GE was pronounced with a long E instead of the short e "uh" sound.

 

So here we have my question. Was Daddy right? Is this guy right? Or, like the word carbine, are they both right? EE-ther EYE-ther, car-BINE CAR-BEAN, GEE-dunk gah-DUNK?

[Texas Lizard]

I for do not care how you say it....What is the place????

 

Texas Lizard

[Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770]

2 minutes ago, Texas Lizard said:

I for do not care how you say it....What is the place????

 

Texas Lizard

Small store, can be either on base or shipboard. Marines pronounced it GEE-dunk. It's where we got out pogeybait.

[Pat Riot]

It’s Gee-Dunk and that guy on the video was wrong. 

[Texas Lizard]

OK now what is pogeybait????

 

Texas Lizard

 

I was Air Force we just went to the NCO club for beer.....

[Pat Riot]

14 minutes ago, Texas Lizard said:

OK now what is pogeybait????

 

Texas Lizard

 

I was Air Force we just went to the NCO club for beer.....

Junk food. You can’t go for beer at sea.

[Texas Joker]

Pogey bait is foodstuff other than issued. Snickers, doritos and such. 

 

Used to catch Persons Other than Grunts.

[watab kid]

shame , beer on the water has always been one of my favorites , but then only my FIL was at sea [or rather under it] he never mentioned this in our conversations but then i never knew to ask either , 

[Texas Lizard]

8 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:

Junk food. You can’t go for beer at sea.

That is why I joined the AF....I don't like boats.....

 

Texas Lizard

[Subdeacon Joe]

48 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:

It’s Gee-Dunk and that guy on the video was wrong. 

 

Shows that he learned the word by reading it rather than hearing it.

[Charlie Harley, #14153]

I’m former Army and even I knew it was GEE-dunk.