Jody

jody English Alternative forms female given name en Jodi, en Jodie Pronunciation en /ˈd͡ʒoʊdi/ GA en En-au-Jody.ogg AU en oʊdi General American 2 Etymology 1 Variant of en Judy, diminutive of en Judith, q.v. Proper noun en female Hebrew. Etymology 2 From a blend of en Jo or en Joe with Jody or en Judy. en Ivanka Jan Janelle Janet Janey Janine Jeanette Jeanie Jeannette Jeannine Jen Jenna Jenny Jessie Jo Juanita Shanae Sinead Vanna in relation to most derivations of en Jo as a female name. Proper noun en female French. en male French. Noun en US military _ & _ prison _ slang The man who seduces a soldier or inmate's wife or girlfriend during his absence. en Camp all-American, Hanoi Jane, and the high-and-tight 31 Carol Burke 2004 Even today in the Marine Corps or the Army, one calls a jody, not a marching chant. For the trainee, Jody is the clever civilian who brutally divorces the soldier from the civilian world by appropriating all his possessions and loved ones.Ain't no use in callin home.Jody's on your telephone.Ain't no use in lookin' back.Jody's got your Cadillac.Ain't no use in goin' home.Jody's got your girl and gone.Ain't no use in feelin' blue.Jody's got your sister too. en War Journal: My Five Years in Iraq 298 Richard Engel 2008 “What is Jody? a Jody is the guy back home with your wife or your girlfriend. That is what a Jody is,” Harris explained. en 2-syllable words diminutives of female given names diminutives of male given names unisex given names eponyms blends en People