dogface
English
Etymology
dog + face
Noun
dogface (plural dogfaces)
- (US military) A foot soldier, especially during World War II.
- 1962 (2006), Joseph Commings, "The X Street Murders", The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes & Impossible Mysteries
- Yass. I never got above the rank of shavetail. We were the dogfaces who gave ’em hell at Chateau Thierry.
- 1962 (2006), Joseph Commings, "The X Street Murders", The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes & Impossible Mysteries
- (slang, derogatory) An ugly person.