Doughboy (comics)
WordNet
noun
(1) A rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread
"The doughboy was a predecessor of the doughnut"
(2) An American infantryman in World War I
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Etymology
dough + boy; reason of concatenation unknown. Dated from 1847, during the Mexican-American War. http://www.wordorigins.org/wordord.htm