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{{Short description|Term for the Canteen or snack bar of a U.S. military vessel}} | |||
A '''Gedunk bar''' or '''geedunk bar''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|iː|d|ʌ|ŋ|k}} {{respell|GHEE|dunk}}) is the [[canteen (place)|canteen]] or [[snack bar]] of a large vessel of the [[United States Navy]] or the [[United States Coast Guard]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uscg.mil/sealegs/terms.asp|title=US Coast Guard Glossary|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229031142/https://www.uscg.mil/sealegs/terms.asp|archive-date=2016-12-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> The term in this sense was first recorded in ''[[Leatherneck Magazine]]'' in 1931.<ref name="NHHC">{{cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/trivia03-3.htm |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20040221092726/http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/trivia03-3.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-02-21 |title=Navy Traditions and Customs: Gedunk |publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command }}</ref> A service member who works in the geedunk is traditionally referred to only as that "geedunk guy" or "geedunk girl", or more informally as a "geedunkaroo".{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} The term was popular during [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/g/gedunk.html | title=Gedunk (also Geedunk and Gedonk) | date=12 September 2017 | accessdate=2021-12-12 | author=U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command}}</ref> | A '''Gedunk bar''' or '''geedunk bar''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|iː|d|ʌ|ŋ|k}} {{respell|GHEE|dunk}}) is the [[canteen (place)|canteen]] or [[snack bar]] of a large vessel of the [[United States Navy]] or the [[United States Coast Guard]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uscg.mil/sealegs/terms.asp|title=US Coast Guard Glossary|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229031142/https://www.uscg.mil/sealegs/terms.asp|archive-date=2016-12-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> The term in this sense was first recorded in ''[[Leatherneck Magazine]]'' in 1931.<ref name="NHHC">{{cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/trivia03-3.htm |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20040221092726/http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/trivia03-3.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-02-21 |title=Navy Traditions and Customs: Gedunk |publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command }}</ref> A service member who works in the geedunk is traditionally referred to only as that "geedunk guy" or "geedunk girl", or more informally as a "geedunkaroo".{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} The term was popular during [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/g/gedunk.html | title=Gedunk (also Geedunk and Gedonk) | date=12 September 2017 | accessdate=2021-12-12 | author=U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command}}</ref> | ||
== Overview == | ==Overview== | ||
[[File:Sailors at the gedunk bar aboard USS Brooklyn (CL-40), 18 January 1938 (NH 56624).jpg|thumb|Gedunk bar aboard {{USS|Brooklyn|CL-40}}, in 1938.]] | [[File:Sailors at the gedunk bar aboard USS Brooklyn (CL-40), 18 January 1938 (NH 56624).jpg|thumb|Gedunk bar aboard {{USS|Brooklyn|CL-40}}, in 1938.]] | ||
The origin of the word is uncertain. One theory suggests the name is [[Onomatopoeia|derived from]] the "gee-dunk" sound that [[vending machine]]s made when operated.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} Another theory is that the term is derived from the comic strip [[Harold Teen]], in which Harold eats Gedunk sundaes, chocolate ice cream with [[Ladyfinger (biscuit)|ladyfingers]] "ge-dunked" into it, at the local [[soda shop]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Christenson | first=Scot | title=A Heapin' Helpin' of "Gedunk" | website=U.S. Naval Institute | date=2020-09-03 | url=https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2020/october/heapin-helpin-gedunk }}</ref> Navy ships would also then have soda shops rather than bars, as the Navy has been bone-dry afloat since alcohol was banned by [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]] [[Josephus Daniels]] in 1911.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://stupidquestionarchives.blogspot.com/2008/03/gedunk.html | title=Gedunk | publisher=Stupid Questions | date=March 29, 2008 | author=John Ruch}}</ref> Yet another theory suggests that the word's origin is from a Chinese word meaning "place of idleness".<ref name="NHHC"/> | The origin of the word is uncertain. One theory suggests the name is [[Onomatopoeia|derived from]] the "gee-dunk" sound that [[vending machine]]s made when operated.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} Another theory is that the term is derived from the comic strip [[Harold Teen]], in which Harold eats Gedunk sundaes, chocolate ice cream with [[Ladyfinger (biscuit)|ladyfingers]] "ge-dunked" into it, at the local [[soda shop]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Christenson | first=Scot | title=A Heapin' Helpin' of "Gedunk" | website=U.S. Naval Institute | date=2020-09-03 | url=https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2020/october/heapin-helpin-gedunk }}</ref> Navy ships would also then have soda shops rather than bars, as the Navy has been bone-dry afloat since alcohol was banned by [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]] [[Josephus Daniels]] in 1911.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://stupidquestionarchives.blogspot.com/2008/03/gedunk.html | title=Gedunk | publisher=Stupid Questions | date=March 29, 2008 | author=John Ruch}}</ref> Yet another theory suggests that the word's origin is from a Chinese word meaning "place of idleness".<ref name="NHHC"/> | ||
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During the [[Vietnam War]], all who served honorably in the U.S. armed forces were awarded the [[National Defense Service Medal]]. Because the medal was issued regardless of any length of service during the specified period (i.e., graduating from boot camp), it was called a ''"Gedunk medal"''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hazegray.org/faq/slang1.htm | title=Naval Terminology, Jargon and Slang FAQ Part 1 - A through M | date=31 October 2003 | accessdate=2013-04-11 | author=Crowell, Jeff}}</ref> | During the [[Vietnam War]], all who served honorably in the U.S. armed forces were awarded the [[National Defense Service Medal]]. Because the medal was issued regardless of any length of service during the specified period (i.e., graduating from boot camp), it was called a ''"Gedunk medal"''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hazegray.org/faq/slang1.htm | title=Naval Terminology, Jargon and Slang FAQ Part 1 - A through M | date=31 October 2003 | accessdate=2013-04-11 | author=Crowell, Jeff}}</ref> | ||
== See also == | ==See also== | ||
{{Wiktionary|gedunk}} | {{Wiktionary|gedunk}} | ||
* [[wikt:Appendix:U.S. Navy slang|U.S. Navy slang]] | * [[wikt:Appendix:U.S. Navy slang|U.S. Navy slang]] | ||
* [[List of established military terms]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==External links== | |||
{{commonscat|Gedunk bars}} | |||
[[Category:Military slang and jargon]] | |||
[[Category:United States Navy traditions]] | [[Category:United States Navy traditions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:49, 4 October 2025
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Overview
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The origin of the word is uncertain. One theory suggests the name is derived from the "gee-dunk" sound that vending machines made when operated.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Another theory is that the term is derived from the comic strip Harold Teen, in which Harold eats Gedunk sundaes, chocolate ice cream with ladyfingers "ge-dunked" into it, at the local soda shop.[4] Navy ships would also then have soda shops rather than bars, as the Navy has been bone-dry afloat since alcohol was banned by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels in 1911.[5] Yet another theory suggests that the word's origin is from a Chinese word meaning "place of idleness".[2]
The gedunk bar was usually open for longer hours than the mess. Such bars were stocked with a wide variety of consumables such as snacks, soft drinks and fresh coffee. In the 21st century, sailors and Marines continue to call a place where snacks are for sale a "gedunk bar" or "gedunk machine" and refer to the snacks themselves as "gedunk".
In modern times, the gedunk is usually a spare room or space in a unit's location, where there are refrigerators and shelves to hold cold drinks and snacks. Some gedunks have coffee pots, hot soup and occasionally barbecues. Items range in price from $.25 to a few dollars. Gedunks are stocked by purchasing bulk food items from grocery stores or warehouse stores such as Costco, not items taken from official supply chains. Profits from gedunk sales are minor, but usually go toward unit functions, such as the Marine Ball.
During the Vietnam War, all who served honorably in the U.S. armed forces were awarded the National Defense Service Medal. Because the medal was issued regardless of any length of service during the specified period (i.e., graduating from boot camp), it was called a "Gedunk medal".[6]
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