dogface

[dawg-feys, dog-]

dog·face

[dawg-feys, dog-]
noun Older Slang.
an enlisted man in the U.S. Army, especially an infantryman in World War II.

Origin:
1940–45; dog + face
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Dogface is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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dogface definition


  1. n.
    an infantry soldier. (World War II. Also a term of address.) : Get those dogfaces over here on the double.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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