ten-hut
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Ten-hut is a sharp command meaning "attention," used in military contexts to call personnel to a rigid standing posture: Ten-hut! The general is approaching.
It represents a clipped, barked pronunciation of "attention" as shouted by drill sergeants.
Outside the military, it appears in playful or ironic contexts demanding immediate compliance.
Gestural sign of honor
- sergeantMid-level military rank
- drillHole-boring device
- platoonSmall infantry formation
- formationCreation or arrangement
barracks · infantry · parade · march · squad · troops · officer · regiment
Compliance with authority
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- regimentationStrict systematic control
- controlAuthority to direct
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
subordination · compliance · rigor · strictness · duty · regulations · hierarchy · enforcement
salute
Gestural sign of honor
formation · barracks · infantry · parade · march · squad · troops · officer · regiment · army
obedience
Compliance with authority
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- regimentationStrict systematic control
- controlAuthority to direct
authority · subordination · compliance · rigor · strictness · duty · regulations · hierarchy · enforcement · conformity
stance
Standing posture or viewpoint
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- erectnessState of being vertical
- straightnessAbsence of curvature
rigidity · stiffness · chin-up · spine · upright · squared · braced · locked · ramrod · standing