dogface

English

a California dogface butterfly

Etymology

From dog +‎ face.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dogface (plural dogfaces)

1. (US military, slang) A foot soldier, especially during World War II.
   • 1962, Joseph Commings, “The X Street Murders”, in The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes & Impossible Mysteries, published 2006:

     Yass. I never got above the rank of shavetail. We were the dogfaces who gave ’em hell at Chateau Thierry.

2. (slang, derogatory) An ugly person.

   Near-synonyms: pigface, horseface

3. Either of two pierid butterflies of the New World genus Zerene.