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☆ GI Joe

Slang any man in the U.S. armed forces; esp., an enlisted soldier in WWII

Etymology: G.I., orig. abbrev. < g(alvanized) i(ron), interpreted as g(overnment) i(ssue) + Joe

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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