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Definitions for Doughboys
[1] Informal . an American infantryman, especially in World War I.
[2] a rounded mass of dough, boiled or steamed as a dumpling or deep-fried and served as a hot bread.
[3] US informal an infantryman, esp in World War I
[4] dough that is boiled or steamed as a dumpling
Words related to Doughboys
doughboydoughboys, serviceperson
Words nearby Doughboys
doughboydoug, dough, dough bird, dough hook, doughbelly, doughboy, doughboys, dougherty wagon, doughface, doughfoot, doughnut
Origin of Doughboys
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
Synonyms for Doughboys
infantrymen, doughboys, grunts, dogfaces, shock troops