doughboy
pronunciation
How to pronounce doughboy in British English:
UK ['dəʊbɔɪ]
How to pronounce doughboy in American English:
US ['doʊˌbɔɪ]
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- Noun:
- an American infantryman in World War I
- a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread
Word Origin
- doughboy (n.)
- "U.S. soldier," 1864, American English, said to have been in oral use from 1854, or from the Mexican-American War (1847), it is perhaps from resemblance of big buttons on old uniforms to a sort of biscuit of that name (1680s), but there are various other conjectures.
Example
- 1. That was when I was a doughboy in world war l.