Jody call
See also: jody call
English
Etymology
After Jody, a recurring character in some traditional cadence calls.
Noun
Jody call (plural Jody calls)
- (US, military, slang) A cadence or cadence call, a traditional call-and-response work song sung by military personnel while running or marching.
- 1990, Dwight A. Beck, Army Green: A Way of Life: The Enlisted Years:
- 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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Synonyms
- Jody cadence
- Jody chant
See also
Military cadence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia