jody call

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Jody call¹

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After Jody, a recurring character in some traditional cadence calls.

noun Jody calls

  1. US, slang A cadence or cadence call, a traditional call-and-response work song sung by military personnel while running or marching. No matter how tired they became, once someone in the ranks began a Jody call, the whole platoon would pick it up and everyone seemed to march a little taller.

    Similar: Jody cadence, Jody chant

jody call²

noun jody calls

  1. alternative Alternative form of Jody call To march, to be in formation with one's fellows, moving together with such precision that every footstep hits the ground at precisely the same time, and listening to the sing-song of a jody call or the steady cadence of a marching band is indeed pleasurable.

    Similar: jody cadence, Jody chant, jody

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@misc{jody_call_2026,
  title = {jody call},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jody%20call},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}