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dogface

dogface noun: a foot soldier, especially during World War II.

dogface: a foot soldier, especially during World War II
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Noun

dogface (plural dogfaces)

  1. (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
  2. (derogatory, slang) An ugly person.
    • Near-synonyms: pigface, horseface
    Synonyms:
    pigface, horseface
  3. Either of two pierid butterflies of the New World genus Zerene.

Synonyms of dogface

Forms of dogface

pluraldogfaces

Origin of dogface

From dog + face.

Phrases with dogface

Questions about dogface

What does dogface mean?
Dogface means a foot soldier, especially during World War II.
What part of speech is dogface?
Dogface is a noun.
What is the plural of dogface?
The plural of dogface is dogfaces.

Words near dogface in the dictionary

  1. dogette
  2. dogettes
  3. dogey
  4. dogeys
  5. dogeza
  6. dogface
  7. dogfaces
  8. dogfall
  9. dogfalls
  10. dogfennel
  11. dogfennels

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