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jar⋅head

[jahr-hed]
–noun Slang: Disparaging.
a U.S. Marine.

Origin:
jar 1 + head
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jar·head   (jär'hěd')   
n.   Slang
A U.S. Marine.

[Perhaps from the shape of the hat the Marines once wore.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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