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Jody call
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jody call
English
Etymology
After Jody, a recurring character in some traditional cadence calls.
Pronunciation
en En-au-Jody call.ogg AU
Noun
en US military slang A cadence or cadence call, a traditional call-and-response work song sung by military personnel while running or marching.
en Army Green: A Way of Life: The Enlisted Years Dwight A. Beck 1990 No matter how tired they became, once someone in the ranks began a Jody call, the whole platoon would pick it up and everyone seemed to march a little taller.
Synonyms
en Jody cadence
en Jody chant
See also
Military cadence
en eponyms