Meaning

1 senses

  1. (slang)A US marine.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Ziri was a proud former jarhead.

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  2. Ziri is a former jarhead.

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Origin

From jar + head, due to the regulation high and tight haircut of the Marines.

From jar + head, due to the regulation high and tight haircut of the Marines.

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Forms

plural: jarheads
Singularjarhead
Pluraljarheads

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
devil dog

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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