brown bar en · NOUN
Etymology
From the insignia of rank.
Meanings
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(US, slang) A second lieutenant.
Making a rather astute deduction from the fact that the brown bar in white fatigues was loaded down with a huge bottle of clear liquid and an assortment of tubes and needles, […]
1978, The MAC Flyer, page 25:Afterward, Lindenmeyer made his way over to Lieutenant Turchan's radioman who, considering the brown-bar's greenness, almost appeared to be running the platoon.
1991, Keith William Nolan, Operation Buffalo: USMC Fight for the DMZ, page 118:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brown bars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |