Paddlefoot

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the groundcrew. slang

    "The day after Tommy quit, a paddlefoot soldier on the base made a disparaging remark about Tommy to Sorrow Sorrel, the tail gunner, and Sorrow beat the living hell out of the paddlefoot."

Synonyms

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carabineerdogfacefoot soldiergrenadiergrunthiker

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"The day after Tommy quit, a paddlefoot soldier on the base made a disparaging remark about Tommy to Sorrow Sorrel, the tail gunner, and Sorrow beat the living hell out of the paddlefoot."

Etymology

From paddle + foot.

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