Jody call
(US, military, slang) A cadence or cadence call, a traditional call-and-response work song sung by military personnel while running or marching.
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(US, military, 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.
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