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jar·head

   [jahr-hed]
noun Slang: Disparaging.
a U.S. Marine.
Origin:
jar1 + head
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jarhead (ˈdʒɑːˌhɛd)
 
—n
slang (US) military a member of the United States Marine Corps
 
[C20: so called because of their distinctive haircut]

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jarhead definition


  1. n.
    a U.S. Marine. (Attributed to the shape of a cap and to the haircut.) : Do you want to spend a few years as a gravel-pounder or a jarhead? You get free clothes with both jobs.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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