doolie
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uːli
Noun
doolie (plural doolies)
- Alternative form of dooly (“covered litter”)
Etymology 2
Origin unclear. One theory is that it originates from the word duly, as in “duly appointed [a cadet]” (part of the official acceptance). Another claims that the term is derived from Ancient Greek δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”) + -ie. Apparently dates to the first class of the Academy, in 1955.[1]
Noun
doolie (plural doolies)
- (US) A first-year student at the United States Air Force Academy; a cadet freshman.
References
- Show: The Magazine of the Arts, volume 4, Hartford Publications, Incorporated, 1964, LCCN 63025169, OCLC 1765523, page 10