Just as an aside, the Falklands War was termed 'Operation PARAQUAT'

(apparently the Ministry of Defence has a List that they just work down, rather than something that seems appropriate to the situation)

The Troops, not knowing what 'Paraquat' meant (I think its some kind of insecticide or weedkiller, isnt it?) & wanting something that rolled off the tongue a little more easily, took to calling it:

Operation PARAKEET....

(Though I've heard it alleged that the Royal Marines called it something slightly different, in reference to their old 'adversaries', the Parachute Regiment....I wont repeat that here for fear of upsetting Guest 'Dewey' further....)