doughboy
A kind of flour dumpling.
/dˈoʊbɔɪ/Documented since 1840sSilenthistoricalCurrent145 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026＋ Add a definition
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Born ~1847 · 1 year of recorded use19th centurySee decade cohort →
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(US) An American infantryman, especially one from World War I.
Origin: From ; its use to refer to an infantryman is unknown, but dates from 1847, during the Mexican–American War. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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“What’s with the doughboy helmet was he one of our “boys over there”?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
A kind of flour dumpling.
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