Bloggins
Canadian military slang for a generic, nameless soldier — the armed forces equivalent of John Doe.
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Canadian military slang for a generic, nameless soldier — the armed forces equivalent of John Doe. When instructors, officers, or manual writers need a placeholder name for an example scenario, "Bloggins" steps in. It's a bit like "Joe Bloggs" in British civilian usage, carrying a sense of the average, unremarkable, everyman recruit who gets assigned the dullest duties or used as the subject of a training scenario. The name implies no individual identity — just whoever happens to be standing there.
The sergeant announced that Bloggins would be pulling guard duty again this weekend, and everyone looked at their boots.
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(Canada, military) A generic name placeholder.
“This election will be about mobility. Transit and roads are going to take center stage. Occasional is following. We can't afford another 4y of Mayor Bloggins "Fairness". www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...”
“This election will be about mobility. Transit and roads are going to take center stage. Occasional is following. We can't afford another 4y of Mayor Bloggins "Fairness". www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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