boot camp
n.
by 1941, U.S. Marines slang, said to be from boot, n. as slang for "recruit," which supposedly dates from the Spanish-American War and is a synecdoche from boots, leggings worn by U.S. sailors.
| 词汇 | boot camp |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary boot camp n. by 1941, U.S. Marines slang, said to be from boot, n. as slang for "recruit," which supposedly dates from the Spanish-American War and is a synecdoche from boots, leggings worn by U.S. sailors. |
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