jarhead

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jarhead

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From jar + head, due to the regulation high and tight haircut of the Marines.

noun jarheads

slang A US marine.
Similar: devil dog

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"jarhead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jarhead. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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jarhead. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jarhead

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"jarhead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jarhead.

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@misc{jarhead_2026,
  title = {jarhead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jarhead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}