doughfoot

[doh-foo t]

noun, plural dough·feet

[doh-feet] /ˈdoʊˌfit/, dough·foots. Informal.

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

Origin of doughfoot

1940–45; dough + foot, perhaps blend of doughboy and foot soldier

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