jody

See also: Jody

English

Etymology

From Jody, a generic name for males romancing soldiers' girlfriends while they are away from home.

Noun

jody (plural jodies)

1. A Jody call.
   • 1995, James E. Kennedy, About face: a gay officer's account of how he stopped prosecuting ...:

     I watched the formation move away and listened to the PT leader begin to call out a "jody," an Army song to help units run in step in formation

   • 2011, Mark Lauren with Joshua Clark, You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises, page 5:

     I walked back to the dorm as my team ran by in formation singing a jody about their last day.

Synonyms

• Jody chant, Jody cadence, Jody call, jody call