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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(US) An inexperienced person, especially a newly-commissioned military officer..
Yass. I never got above the rank of shavetail. We were the dogfaces who gave ’em hell at Chateau Thierry.
You stupid, goddamn shavetail son of a bitch! You keep your fucking weapon pointed downrange or I will shove that fuckin' piece up your sorry fucking ass!
Use shavetail when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shavetail means (US) An inexperienced person, especially a newly-commissioned military officer..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Yass. I never got above the rank of shavetail. We were the dogfaces who gave ’em hell at Chateau Thierry.
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