dogface

American  

[dawg-feys, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌfeɪs, ˈdɒg- /

noun

Older Slang.

1. an enlisted man in the U.S. Army, especially an infantryman in World War II.

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Etymology

Origin of dogface

First recorded in 1940–45; dog + face

Example Sentences

One is a canine-themed performance piece with office workers in dogface makeup; the other is a computer-generated sci-fi cycle inspired by Buddhist notions of reincarnation.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022

A dogface farce that may not fracture any funny bones but manages to pile up a bumper crop of nuts on a Pacific island.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mauldin's early work, much of it in the area of latrine humor, soon made him the best-known dogface in the division.

From Time Magazine Archive

A dogface farce that may not fracture any funny bones but manages to pile up a bumper crop of nuts on a Pacific island.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even Elvis deserves a better script than he gets in this sniggery little dogface farce.

From Time Magazine Archive