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NAME
LIFER: } A NAME GIVEN BY ALL MILITARY MEN ON THEIR ENLISTMENT
TO REFER OFTEN CONTEMPTUOUSLY TO THE INDIVIDUALS MAKING THE MILITARY
A CAREER.
Submitter comment:
I AM SERIOUS IN MY USE OF THIS TERM SINCE IT IS USED FREQUENTLY IN
THE NORMAL COURSE OF A CONVERSATION.
Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Date learned: 09-27-1972