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paddlefeet

paddlefeet is the plural of paddlefoot.

Meaning of paddlefoot

Noun

paddlefoot (plural paddlefeet)

  1. (slang) A member of the groundcrew.
    • The day after Tommy quit, a paddlefoot soldier on the base made a disparaging remark about Tommy to Sorrow Sorrel, the tail gunner, and Sorrow beat the living hell out of the paddlefoot.1944, Oram C. Hutton, Andrew A. Rooney, Air Gunner, page 116

Questions about paddlefeet

What is paddlefeet the plural of?
Paddlefeet is the plural of paddlefoot.

Words near paddlefeet in the dictionary

  1. paddlecock
  2. paddlecocks
  3. paddlecraft
  4. paddled
  5. paddled one's own canoe
  6. paddlefeet
  7. paddlefish
  8. paddlefishes
  9. paddlefoot
  10. paddleful
  11. paddlefuls

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