"dogface" meaning in English

See dogface in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-dogface.ogg [Australia] Forms: dogfaces [plural]
Etymology: dog + face Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dog|face}} dog + face Head templates: {{en-noun}} dogface (plural dogfaces)
  1. (US military, slang) A foot soldier, especially during World War II. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-dogface-en-noun-gVIQbz2S Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 5 39 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 56 4 40 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (slang, derogatory) An ugly person. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-dogface-en-noun-9VuqLFYj
  3. Either of two pierid butterflies of the New World genus Zerene. Categories (lifeform): Pierid butterflies
    Sense id: en-dogface-en-noun-oc4Jac7T Disambiguation of Pierid butterflies: 35 8 58

Inflected forms

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