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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.


Etymology

Origin of dogface

First recorded in 1940–45; dog + face

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

A dogface farce that may not fracture any funny bones but manages to pile up a bumper crop of nuts on a Pacific island.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was hardly a dogface in the 9th Division who didn't know him or hadn't heard of him.

From Time Magazine Archive

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