doughboy

     

Doughboy is an outated slang term for an American infantryman, best known from its use in World War I, although it potentially dates back to the Mexican-American War of 1846-48.

Trivia about doughboy

  • Like Pillsbury's Poppin' Fresh, an American soldier during WWI was called this
  • Slang term for an American infantryman of WWI