Doughboy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Doughboy is a noun meaning (US) An American infantryman, especially one from World War I.
Meaning
(US) An American infantryman, especially one from World War I.
More Meanings
- A kind of flour dumpling.
- Frybread.
Example Sentences
The "dough boys" were loaded into army wagons drawn by mules, and with the cavalry at the flanks the relief column started.
The miser, a-seeking lost gelt, / The doughboy, awaiting the battle, / May possibly know how I felt / While the long years dragged by as the dealer / As slow as the slowest of dubs, / Stuck out the last helping of tickets / 'Till I lifted—the Bullet of Clubs!
Word Forms
- doughboys
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yanks, doughy, dolly-boy, dougher, dink, duff.
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