Jody

Origin

From Jody, a generic name for males romancing soldiers' girlfriends while they are away from home.

Full definition of jody

Noun

1. A Jody call.
• 1995, James E. Kennedy, About face: a gay officer's account of how he stopped prosecuting ..., 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
• 2011, Mark Lauren, You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises, I walked back to the dorm as my team ran by in formation singing a jody about their last day.

Synonyms

• Jody chant, Jody cadence, Jody call, jody call