jarhead
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of jarhead
Example Sentences
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Not just our special forces in the Marine Corps, but your average jarhead is probably close to Russia's best in many ways.
From Salon
I like that Mike is not a typical macho jarhead.
From Salon
After years of “strategic indifference,” as the haughty diplomats call it, North Korea is now a nuclear nation with long range missiles helmed by a short, fat, murderous little jarhead, a hermit-crab of a despot.
From Washington Times
His deep identification with the Marines surfaces on social media, when he urges followers to “stay frosty,” a jarhead admonition to remain cool and alert no matter what happens.
From Washington Times
The soldier’s hair was styled “like a jarhead, like a US marine, so I actually joked ‘why don’t you join the South Korean marines?’
From The Guardian
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