dogface

[dawg-feys, dog-] /ˈdɔgˌfeɪs, ˈdɒg-/

noun, Older Slang.

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

Origin

1940-45; dog + face

Slang definitions & phrases for dogface

modifier

: a dogface, paddlefoot private

noun

A soldier, esp an infantry private: Few wanted to be dogfaces (1930s+ Army)