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Dixie cup
noun- the traditional navy white hat, symbol of the American sailor since the C19 US, 1973
- — Gregory Clark, Words of the Vietnam War, p. 147, 1990
- When freshmen, or “plebes” at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, finish their summer basic training, they trade in their “dixie cups” (sailor hats) for “covers” (officer hats)[.] — Jan Harold Brunvard, American Folklore, p. 484, 1996
- All three wore white navy “Dixie cup” hats, while one also sported a piratical black eye patch and a foul-looking stogie cigar. — James H. Cobb, Sea Fighter, p. 178, 2000
- a woman who speaks with a southern accent US
- — Bill Davis, Jawjacking, p. 34, 1977
- a female Red Cross worker in Vietnam US
- — Gregory Clark, Words of the Vietnam War, p. 147, 1990
- a person who is considered to be utterly dispensable, who is used and then discarded US
- “’Cause he’s a Dixie cup.” Tommy grinned and refused further comment. Texaco didn’t know what the hell that meant[.] — Stephen Cannell, King Con, p. 18, 1997
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