Doughboy Definition

dōboi
doughboys
noun
A piece of bread dough that is rolled thin and fried in deep fat.
American Heritage
A boiled dumpling.
Webster's New World
A U.S. infantryman, esp. of WWI.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Doughboy

Noun

Singular:
doughboy
Plural:
doughboys

Origin of Doughboy

  • Sense 2, perhaps from the large buttons on American uniforms of the 1860s, said to resemble doughboys (sense 1)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • dough +‎ boy; reason of concatenation unknown. Dated from 1847, during the Mexican-American War.

    From Wiktionary

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DDODOU

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YOYBOY

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