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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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What does "stay frosty" mean?

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02font 00 00I believe it means 'Stay alert and ready for trouble', eg if you are a soldier in a dangerous place. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

  • 02font 00 00I believe it means 'Stay alert and ready for trouble', eg if you are a soldier in a dangerous place.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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01font00What does "stay frosty" mean?02font00 00I believe it means 'Stay alert and ready for trouble', eg if you are a soldier in a dangerous place. It's not an expression I've heard, except in a few movies.02br
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0Interesting! I'm glad you said that. I would have thought it was latest teenspeak for "Be cool, man."0-
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Stay frosty has two meanings.

1. stay frosty


A valediction which has come to mean "be cool," but which more properly understood is an admonishment to stay alert and on one's toes. See the quote below for the pop culture origin.

"Hey! I know we're all in stru
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Aliens was just on TV, and it is also the title of one episode of the HBO Series "Generation Kill". Both are about Marines, so I assume it's becoming a popular phrase amongst the military.
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I would assume it is military "code" for "fight ready"
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Slang meaning for "stay alert and ready".
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Who ever said they think it is becoming a popular term in the military, you are somewhat correct. I am a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army. I have been to Iraq three times. Out in the field (A.K.A. a battle field) people do say "Stay Frosty", but we all have our own terms within our own platoon and squad. It is also just like the term "Never pet a burning dog", (Both of which happen to be
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A valediction which has come to mean "be cool," but which more properly understood is an admonishment to stay alert and on one's toes. See the quote below for the pop culture origin.

"Hey! I know we're all in strung out shape but stay frosty and alert. We can't afford to let one of those ******** in here."
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be cool, slow your roll, or late, *** down head up.
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It means stay ready, or stay aware,

or dont let your emotions effect you stay ready

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