Meaning of Jody | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A female given name from Hebrew.
2. A female given name from French.
3. The man who seduces a soldier or inmate's wife or girlfriend during his absence.
   US, slang
4. A Jody call.
5. A male given name from French.

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Examples

“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.”

““What is Jody? a Jody is the guy back home with your wife or your girlfriend. That is what a Jody is,” Harris explained.”

“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”

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

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