"shambo" (was " Charlie")

Cohen, Gerald Leonard gcohen at UMR.EDU
Sun Oct 10 20:58:09 UTC 2004


Just a guess: Seems to be an alteration of "Sambo."

Gerald Cohen


> >Something of a mystery word for the Japanese was "shambo."  It seems to have been restricted to the First Marine Division and was resurrected in Korea for the Chinese.
> >Any etymological suggestions?
> >
> >JL
> >
>



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