shavetail

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
16
Letters
9

Definition of shavetail

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (US)An inexperienced person, especially a newly-commissioned military officer.
    “Yass. I never got above the rank of shavetail. We were the dogfaces who gave ’em hell at Chateau Thierry.”
    “You stupid, goddamn shavetail son of a bitch! You keep your fucking weapon pointed downrange or I will shove that fuckin' piece up your sorry fucking ass!”

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Etymology

From shave + tail.

Words you can make from shavetail

200+ playable · top: ELVISH (12 pts)

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8-letter words

2 words

7-letter words

5 words

6-letter words

34 words

5-letter words

84 words

4-letter words

74 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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