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devil dog

American  

noun

Informal.

  1. a United States Marine.

Etymology

Origin of devil dog

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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Other nicknames it has acquired along the way are devil dog, ground puppy and snot otter.

From Scientific American • Dec. 13, 2012

The weird thing was: a middle-aged couple was standing in the buffet line right behind the devil dog, patiently waiting their turn for the eggs.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

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