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doughfoot

[ doh-foo t ]
/ ˈdoʊˌfʊt /

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

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

Nearby words

  1. doughbelly,
  2. doughboy,
  3. doughboys,
  4. dougherty wagon,
  5. doughface,
  6. doughnut,
  7. doughnut hole,
  8. dought,
  9. doughty,
  10. doughty, charles montagu

Origin of doughfoot

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