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doolie

American  
[doo-lee] / ˈdu li /

noun

Slang.
  1. a first-year cadet in the U.S. Air Force Academy.


Etymology

Origin of doolie

Origin uncertain

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By Christmas vacation in 1961, the doolie class of 802 had lost 61 men, including only 32 who left out of distaste.

From Time Magazine Archive

The world is When a "doolie," a first-year man at the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

By Christmas vacation in 1960, the doolie class of 772 had been reduced by 123, including 75 who quit because they abhorred the academy.

From Time Magazine Archive

They had never seen a doolie, but in default of better they were employed.

From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Edmund Candler

It didn't seem nearly such a long way going to the station as coming from it, but Boggley on his bicycle was there long before me and my doolie men.

From Olivia in India by O. Douglas

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