devil dogs
Marine Corps moniker
Devil dogs is a nickname for United States Marines, dating to World War I when German soldiers supposedly called them *Teufel Hunden* for their ferocity in battle.
Marines embrace the term as a badge of honor: The devil dogs stormed the beach at dawn.
Separately, Devil Dogs is a brand of cream-filled chocolate snack cakes.
Soft sweet pastry interior
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
- frostingSweet cake covering
- sponge cakeAir-leavened flour confection
- lunchboxPortable food container
Twinkie · cupcake · convenience store · nostalgic · treat · sweet · dessert · packaged
cream filling
Soft sweet pastry interior
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
- frostingSweet cake covering
- sponge cakeAir-leavened flour confection
lunchbox · Twinkie · cupcake · convenience store · nostalgic · treat · sweet · dessert · packaged · indulgence
leatherneck
Slang for US Marine
boot camp · drill instructor · combat · deployment · platoon · squad · warrior · veteran · WWI · nickname
Cerberus
Mythical watchdog of death's realm
- demonMalevolent supernatural being
- underworldRealm of the departed
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
guardian · Hades · folklore · omen · black dog · spectral · haunting · mythology · beast · infernal
- MarinesUSMC, marines, Marine Corps, leathernecks, Semper Fidelis
- Southern folklorehaint, conjure, root work, root doctor, root doctors
devil dogscivilians
Non-military population
peacekeepers · pacifists · conscientious objectors · non-combatants · rear echelon
devil, watchdog, daredevil, devilish, devilry, bedevil, bulldog, deviled, deviling