canteen lizard

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Noun[edit]

canteen lizard (plural canteen lizards)

  1. (US military slang, World War I) A soldier who relishes eating out or working in kitchens in the rear.

References[edit]

  • Lighter, Jonathan (1972) “The Slang of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe, 1917-1919: An Historical Glossary”, in American Speech‎[1], volume 47, number 1/2, page 28
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