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jody call

jody call is the alternative form of Jody call.

Noun capitalized: Jody call

Jody call (plural Jody calls)

  1. (US, slang) A cadence or cadence call, a traditional call-and-response work song sung by military personnel while running or marching.
    • No matter how tired they became, once someone in the ranks began a Jody call, the whole platoon would pick it up and everyone seemed to march a little taller.1990, Dwight A. Beck, Army Green: A Way of Life: The Enlisted Years

Synonyms of jody call

Forms of jody call

pluraljody calls
pluralJody calls

Origin of jody call

After Jody, a recurring character in some traditional cadence calls.

Questions about jody call

What does jody call mean?
Jody call means a cadence or cadence call, a traditional call-and-response work song sung by military personnel while running or marching.
What is jody call the alternative form of?
Jody call is the alternative form of Jody call.
What part of speech is jody call?
Jody call is a noun.
What is the plural of jody call?
The plural of jody call is jody calls.

Words near jody call in the dictionary

  1. Jodrells
  2. jods
  3. jody
  4. jody cadence
  5. jody cadences
  6. jody call
  7. jody calls
  8. Jody chant
  9. Jody chants
  10. joe
  11. Joe Average

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