The Falklands live by acronyms but you may also hear some local words (many derived from our gaucho heritage) that need a little explanation!

Bogged : Getting your vehicle stuck in soft ground. 

Camp : The name given to everywhere outside of Stanley (derived from the Spanish word ‘campo’) 

Chay : Friend/pal (derived from the Spanish word Che) 

Corral : An enclosure for confining horse or cattle. Keep an eye out for the impressively constructed stone corrals. 

FIGAS : Falkland Islands Government Air Service 

F.I.D.F : Falkland Islands Defence Force

F.I.G : Falkland Islands Government (sometimes referred to as FIG) 

Goose Wing : The wing of an Upland Goose was often used (and still is in some places) as a brush (as in a dustpan and brush) 

M.P.A : Mount Pleasant Airport 

Smoko : Tea/coffee break … usually in the morning. 

Stone Run : The vernacular term for openwork boulder accumulations/streams that are found across valleys and velly sides in the Falklands. They were formed during periglacial conditions.