jarhead
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jar·head
(jär'hĕd') 
n. Slang
A U.S. Marine.
n. Slang
A U.S. Marine.
[Perhaps from the shape of the hat the Marines once wore.]
Marine Corps Dictionary:
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Jarhead
A pejorative term for a Marine. One account suggests that it refers to the Marine high and tight haircut which is cut almost to the skin at the ears with a bit more as it goes up the head giving the appearance of a jar. Another legend says that during World War II the Mason Jar Company stopped making jars and made the helmets for Marines.
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noun
noun, dialect and military
1:
a: A mule. (1916 —) .
b: A stupid person. (1942 —) .
Washington Post The mathclass jarhead who threw up with anxiety at the sight of long division (1987).
2:military
a: A member of the US Army. (1931 —) .
b: A member of the US Marine Corps. (1944 —) .
[In sense 2a, from the mule mascot of US Army football teams (with reference to sense 1a).]
noun, dialect and military
1:
a: A mule. (1916 —) .
b: A stupid person. (1942 —) .
Washington Post The mathclass jarhead who threw up with anxiety at the sight of long division (1987).
2:
a: A member of the US Army. (1931 —) .
b: A member of the US Marine Corps. (1944 —) .
[In sense 2a, from the mule mascot of US Army football teams (with reference to sense 1a).]
| jar, jap, janky | |
| jasper, jaunty, java |
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categories related to 'jarhead'
- Hair Styles - jarhead: Slang. person with totally shaved head
- Soldiers and Military Life - jarhead: Slang. member of U.S. Marine Corps.
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