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dogface

noun

Etymology

From dog + face.

  1. derived from faciēs
  2. derived from facia
  3. derived from face
  4. inherited from face
  5. compounded as dogface — “dog + face”

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. An ugly person.

    • Near-synonyms: pigface, horseface

  3. Either of two pierid butterflies of the New World genus Zerene.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA