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I am what many soldiers are now calling a "fobbit" -- one who spends more time on the Forward Operating Base (FOB) than off of it.
bluemeany Diary Entry bluemeany 2005
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You may have been a fobbit a Troop that has never left his camp so your opinon doest count my.
Think Progress » Gen. Batiste: Rumsfeld ‘Served Up Our Great Military A Huge Bowl of Chicken Feces’ 2006
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has published a list used by soldiers during the Iraq war, which included terms like "death blossom" and "fobbit".
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Forward Operating Base = FOB; creature of the FOB = fobbit.)
oroboros commented on the word fobbit
A term of milspeak(military slang) meaning: a (f)orward (o)perating (b)ase denizen. One who risks little in a war zone. A play on JRR Tolkien's "hobbit": a peacefully isolated, culturally in-grown, faintly silly creature.
March 8, 2007