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fobbit
noun
a soldier stationed behind the lines US, 2004
A blend of the initials FOB (forward operating base) and the Tolkien hobbit.- For fobbits, deployment is a lot like life in the States, only they wear uniforms and occasionally carry weapons. — The Village Voice, p. 36, 1 March 2005
- Some joked that whenever VIP’s come to visit they just go to the main bases and meet the “fobbits,” the nickname given to troops who do not go outside the barbed wire. — CNN.com, 27 April 2006
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