devil dog

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devil dog

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Calque of German Teufelshund (“hound of Hell”, literally “Devil's hound”).

noun devil dogs

slang A US marine.
Similar: jarhead, leatherneck

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"devil dog." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/devil%20dog. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{devil_dog_2026,
  title = {devil dog},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/devil%20dog},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}