REMF
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Meaning · English
Initialism of rear-echelon motherfucker, a soldier assigned or stationed far from the front line, especially during the Vietnam War.
Register: slang
Examples
Back at the PXs, the REMFs (rear-echelon motherfuckers) […] were indulging in black-market schemes and pleasures while Stone and his buddies out humping the boonies did the fighting, putting their lives on the line.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “REMF” mean?
Initialism of rear-echelon motherfucker, a soldier assigned or stationed far from the front line, especially during the Vietnam War.
Is “REMF” formal or informal?
REMF is generally slang.