jarhead
pronunciation
How to pronounce jarhead in British English:
UK ['dʒɑ:hed]
How to pronounce jarhead in American English:
US ['dʒɑrhed]
Word Origin
- jarhead (n.)
- "U.S. Marine," by 1985 (but in a biographical book with a World War II setting), from jar + head. Also used as a general term of insult (by 1979) and by 1922 as a Georgia dialectal word for "mule."
Example
- 1. You think I killed some jarhead ?
- 2. Grace I need a research assistant , not some jarhead dropout .
- 3. You missed our mother 's funeral too , jarhead .