doughboy
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doughboy
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From dough + boy; its use to refer to an infantryman is unknown, but dates from 1847, during the Mexican–American War.
noun doughboys
- An American infantryman, especially one from World War I. The "dough boys" were loaded into army wagons drawn by mules, and with the cavalry at the flanks the relief column started.
- A kind of flour dumpling.
- Frybread.
Talk about this word "doughboy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/doughboy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. doughboy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/doughboy "doughboy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/doughboy.Cite this
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title = {doughboy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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