doolie

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -uːli === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== doolie (plural doolies) (India, chiefly historical) Alternative form of dooly (“basic Indian litter; stretcher; litter”). === Etymology 2 === Origin unclear. One theory is that it originates from the word duly, as in “duly appointed [a cadet]” (part of the official acceptance). Another claims that the term is derived from Ancient Greek δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”) +‎ -ie. Apparently dates to the first class of the Academy, in 1955. ==== Noun ==== doolie (plural doolies) (US) A first-year student at the United States Air Force Academy; a cadet freshman. === References ===