In the movie Platoon, an officer made that comment.
2007-01-04 03:36:06 · 7 answers · asked by DarinThumb 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
It is a phrase used by American soldiers during Vietnam.
A "zip" or "zipperhead" was a derogatory term applied to Asians, namely the VC or North Vietnamese.
"in the wire" means they are inside the barbed wire.
2007-01-04 03:40:19 · answer #1 · answered by cruisingyeti 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
"We have Zipperheads (Vietnamese) inside the Perimeter wire... !"
Sadly one of the many perjorative terms for Vietnamese: Zips, Slopes, Gooks, VC, Charlie...
Just trivia: that was said by Capt. Dale Dye... military advisor to an endless number of movies.
2007-01-04 04:18:18 · answer #2 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zips is a pejorative term for the enemy in that movie, the Vietnamese.
They were inside the fenceline.
2007-01-04 03:39:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gooks were getting into the camp.
2007-01-04 03:40:06 · answer #4 · answered by T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry, it's "Nips in the wire", meaning gooks have penetrated the concertina perimeter. The term "Nips" refers to the Japs, or the Nipponese.
2007-01-04 03:38:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 10⤋
That means that they have enemy troops in their perimeter.
2007-01-04 03:40:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nips? Uh.....
2014-11-13 11:36:28 · answer #7 · answered by scott 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋