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- [doh-boi]
- /ˈdoʊˌbɔɪ/
- /ˈdəʊ.bɔɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doh-boi]
- /ˈdoʊˌbɔɪ/
Definitions of doughboy word
- noun doughboy Informal. an American infantryman, especially in World War I. 1
- noun doughboy a rounded mass of dough, boiled or steamed as a dumpling or deep-fried and served as a hot bread. 1
- noun doughboy A boiled or deep-fried dumpling. 1
- noun doughboy an infantryman, esp in World War I 0
- noun doughboy dough that is boiled or steamed as a dumpling 0
- noun doughboy a boiled dumpling 0
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Origin of doughboy
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; dough + boy; sense “infantryman,” from mid-1860s, is obscurely derived; two plausible, but unsubstantiated claims: doughboy orig. referred to the globular brass buttons on infantry uniforms, likened to the pastry; dough referred to a clay used to clean the white uniform belts
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Parts of speech for Doughboy
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doughboy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
doughboy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for doughboy
noun doughboy
- gi joe — an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army, especially in World War II.
- serviceperson — a person who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- doughboys — Informal. an American infantryman, especially in World War I.
- shock troops — soldiers trained to attack
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