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Jody
Definitions
- 1 A female given name from Hebrew.
- 2 A female given name from French.
- 3 A male given name from French.
- 1 The man who seduces a soldier or inmate's wife or girlfriend during his absence. US, slang
"Even today in the Marine Corps or the Army, one calls a jody, not a marching chant. For the trainee, Jody is the clever civilian who brutally divorces the soldier from the civilian world by appropriating all his possessions and loved ones. Ain't no use in callin home. Jody's on your telephone. Ain't no use in lookin' back. Jody's got your Cadillac. Ain't no use in goin' home. Jody's got your girl and gone. Ain't no use in feelin' blue. Jody's got your sister too."
- 2 A Jody call.
"I watched the formation move away and listened to the PT leader begin to call out a "jody," an Army song to help units run in step in formation"
Etymology
Variant of Judy, diminutive of Judith, q.v.
From a blend of Jo or Joe with Jody or Judy. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna in relation to most derivations of Jo as a female name.
From a blend of Jo or Joe with Jody or Judy. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna in relation to most derivations of Jo as a female name.
From Jody, a generic name for males romancing soldiers' girlfriends while they are away from home.
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