Definitions for yomp
yomp

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1. yompnoun

   A long-distance march carrying full kit.

2. yompverb

   To make a strenuous long-distance march.

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1. Yomp

   Yomp is Royal Marines slang describing a long-distance loaded march carrying full kit. It was popularised by journalistic coverage in 1982 during the Falklands War. The origin of the word is unclear, and there is no evidence to suggest that it derives originally from an acronym. Various backronymic definitions have however been proposed, including "young officers marching pace", "your own marching pace" and a connection with the term yump used in rally-driving in the sense of "to leave the ground when taking a crest at speed", apparently a Scandinavian pronunciation of jump.

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1. Yomp

   Yomp is Royal Marines slang describing a long-distance march carrying full kit. The origin of the word is unclear. It was popularized by journalistic coverage in 1982 during the Falklands War. It has been compared to the term yump used in rally-driving in the sense of "to leave the ground when taking a crest at speed", apparently a variant of jump. British Army slang for the same thing is 'tab', of equally unknown origin. American soldiers and marines refer to these as 'slogs' or 'humps'. The most famous yomp of recent times was during the 1982 Falklands War. After disembarking from ships at San Carlos on East Falkland, on 21 May 1982, Royal Marines and members of the Parachute Regiment yomped with their equipment across the islands, covering 56 miles in three days carrying 80 pounds loads. Media coverage of this war saw the term 'yomp' become well known and in general use. A computer game called Yomp was produced by Virgin Games shortly after the Falklands conflict. However, the term has since faded somewhat from general use in the decades since the end of the Falklands war.

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1. YOMP

   What does YOMP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the YOMP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. mopy

How to pronounce yomp?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of yomp in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of yomp in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomp
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=yomp