dogface

American  

[dawg-feys, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌfeɪs, ˈdɒg- /

noun

Older Slang.

1. an enlisted man in the U.S. Army, especially an infantryman in World War II.

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Etymology

Origin of dogface

First recorded in 1940–45; dog + face

Example Sentences

One is a canine-themed performance piece with office workers in dogface makeup; the other is a computer-generated sci-fi cycle inspired by Buddhist notions of reincarnation.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022

I'm just a dogface soldier With a rifle on my shoulder, And I eat raw meat for breakfast every day.

From Time Magazine Archive

This advertising version of an American dogface sprawls comfortably against a clean green jungle background.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mauldin's early work, much of it in the area of latrine humor, soon made him the best-known dogface in the division.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the Greeley's Commander Loes asked one expressionless dogface where he could find General McGinty, the soldier nodded down the dock.

From Time Magazine Archive