doolie

[ doo-lee ]

/ ˈdu li /

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noun Slang.

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

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Origin of doolie

Origin uncertain

Junkies have their own look (emaciated, haunted, sallow) and their own junk names: Doolie, Cash, and Dupré.
American Dreams, 1953: ‘Junky’ by William S. Burroughs|Nathaniel Rich|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She was not visibly elated when she heard that the doolie contained the first victim of the Tibetan arms.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler
The Tibetans stood on the roofs of their houses like a row of cormorants, and watched the doolie pass underneath.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler
He found himself lying in a hospital doolie set in the shade on a slab of rock.
Captain Desmond, V.C.|Maud Diver

Major Tryon had taken his unfortunate servant with him in a doolie.
The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains|Augustus Henry Irby
"Not going out this journey," gasped Bobby, as he was lifted from the doolie.
Soldiers Three, Part II.|Rudyard Kipling