war baby

English

Alternative forms

• war-baby

Pronunciation

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Noun

war baby (plural war babies)

1. (US military slang, World War I) An officer owing his position to the need of the time rather than competence.

See also

• nepo baby
• trust fund baby

References

• Lighter, Jonathan (1972) “The Slang of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe, 1917-1919: An Historical Glossary”, in American Speech‎^[1], volume 47, number 1/2, page 114