DOUGHBOY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does doughboy mean? 

• DOUGHBOY (noun)
  The noun DOUGHBOY has 2 senses:

1. an American infantryman in World War I

2. a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread

  Familiarity information: DOUGHBOY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOUGHBOY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An American infantryman in World War I

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("doughboy" is a kind of...):

foot soldier; footslogger; infantryman; marcher (fights on foot with small arms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Context example:

the doughboy was a predecessor of the doughnut

Hypernyms ("doughboy" is a kind of...):

friedcake (small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat)