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单词 doolie
释义

doolie

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uːli

Noun

doolie (plural doolies)

  1. 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)

  1. (US) A first-year student at the United States Air Force Academy; a cadet freshman.

References

  1. Show: The Magazine of the Arts, volume 4, Hartford Publications, Incorporated, 1964, LCCN 63025169, OCLC 1765523, page 10
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