Ever watch movies about the military? They always refer to a unit of linear measurement called a “click”. I have been wondering about this since I was a kid, what the hell is a “click”?
Ooh, ooh, I know this one.
Click = kilometer.
That’s a kilometer. Saving syllables could save your life!
And it sounds a lot more macho.
a kilometer.
a kilometer. How disappointing…
and it’s spelled “klick”, BTW. Minor nitpick.
When I was a Military Policeman in Germany (1988-1990) we could always tell the old-timers from their use of the word “klick”. Most of us younger guys used the word “kay” for kilometer but I must admit that we did occasionally use “klick”, most probably due to the more macho sound.
Give a bunch of 18-19 year old kids badges and guns and a certain level of machismo is pretty much unavoidable.
“klick = macho”
that’s why infantrymen use klick, cause ya can’t spell wimp without a MP.