Various people and groups have been nicknamed "Smurf" or "Smurfs", often a humorous or derogatory reference to blue clothing. * United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) members in Bosnia, because of their light blue helmets. * The Finnish word smurffit and the Spanish word pitufos, both meaning "Smurfs," are sometimes used as slang for the police * In military slang, "smurffipuku" ("Smurf suit") is a name for the standard blue jogging suit used in the Finnish Defence Forces. * Members of the Finnish BDSM support group SMFR * Alvin Garrett and Virgil Seay, wide receivers on the Super Bowl XVII champion Washington Redskins (1982 season), called Smurfs because they were shorter than most wide receivers in the National Football League * Students of Phillips Exeter Acade