dogface en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From dog + face.
Meanings
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(US, slang) A foot soldier, especially during World War II.
Yass. I never got above the rank of shavetail. We were the dogfaces who gave ’em hell at Chateau Thierry.
1962, Joseph Commings, “The X Street Murders”, in The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes & Impossible Mysteries, published 2006:
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(derogatory, slang) An ugly person.
Near-synonyms: pigface, horseface
- Either of two pierid butterflies of the New World genus Zerene.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dogfaces | Number=Plur | lexicographic |