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earbangers

earbangers is the plural of earbanger.

Meaning of earbanger

Noun

earbanger (plural earbangers)

  1. (US, derogatory, slang) An obsequious member of the military who attempts to curry favor with superiors.
    • He also knows that he has a tendency towards being overweight and watches his diet carefully, and he can tell you everything there is to know about every man in his platoon. Yet, more than once, I've read him off for being partial to a couple of obvious earbangers, and the simplest problem can make...1981, The Marine Corps Gazette

Questions about earbangers

What is earbangers the plural of?
Earbangers is the plural of earbanger.

Words near earbangers in the dictionary

  1. earballing
  2. earballs
  3. earband
  4. earbands
  5. earbanger
  6. earbangers
  7. earbash
  8. earbashed
  9. earbasher
  10. earbashers
  11. earbashes

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