There are a few theories. The Marines, which were formed on November 10, 1775 as a subgroup of various military branches and later became a separate branch, have long used a high-collared uniform. Originally made of leather, the collar once led to a leather neck nickname. This high collar is thought to have given a Marine the appearance of his head sticking out of a glass, which led to the adoption of the nickname “Jarhead” around World War II. This theory may contain more water than others, as “jarhead” was once a colloquial term for a mule used as early as 1918. As it is a loyal and hard-working animal, able to follow orders, it is possible that Jarhead`s name was brought to the Marines, who saw it as a favorable comparison. While the Jarhead label may or may not be well received depending on the Marines, it is believed that many Marines adopt it as it portrays them as unwavering in their sense of duty. It is also possible that the jarhead label refers more to a general marine setting than to physical characteristics. Marines have long been considered durable and able to withstand demanding physical training, leading other members of the service to believe that they are tough on the outside and able to hold whatever beliefs or orders are conveyed inside. Many of them have fairly obvious connotations, but one term is a bit more ambiguous. Some military personnel call Marine Corps members “Jarheads.” What for? And what does it refer to? Modern spelling is the beginning of the 15th century, which was then a long vowel (as in heat) and remained after the change in pronunciation. Rounded tops of plants from the end of the 14th century. The meaning “origin of a river” is from the middle of the 14th century.
The meaning “obverse of a coin” (the side with the portrait) dates back to the 1680s; The meaning “foam on a mug of beer” is first attested in the 1540s; The meaning of “toilet” dates back to 1748 and is based on the location of the crew`s toilet in the bow (or head) of a ship. Service in one of the branches of the U.S. military has always lent itself to a colorful vocabulary. Using a parachute is like “hitting the silk”. A destination can be 20 kilometers away or “clicks”. A flashlight could be called a “moonbeam”. also Glaskopf, “U.S. Marine”, 1985 (but in a biographical book with a World War II setting), by Glas + Kopf (n.).
Also used as a general insult term (from 1979) and from 1922 as a Georgian dialect word for “mule”. Do you have a big question that you want us to answer? If so, let us know by emailing us at bigquestions@mentalfloss.com. Being “beyond one`s own understanding” above one`s head is around 1620. “Practicing fellatio” dates from the 1950s. The phrases will roll “People are punished” (1930) translated Adolf Hitler. The “eccentric or mentally ill” head box dates from 1966. Headgame “mind control” from 1972. There is another physical characteristic that may have led to the name. A navy haircut is short on the sides and a square, flat appearance on top that may have seemed like the lid of a glass to some. The synechdoche usage for “person” (as in the number of headers) is first attested at the end of 13c; cattle, etc.
in this sense from the 1510s. As a measure of the height of people, from about 1300. The meaning of “addict” (usually in conjunction with the drug preferred as the first element) dates back to 1911. Old English pile “point of the body”, also “upper end of a slope”, also “principal person, chief, leader; Hauptstadt”, from Proto-Germanic *haubid (also source of Old Saxon hobid, Old Norse hofuð, Old Frisian haved, Middle Dutch hovet, Dutch hufd, Old High German houbit, German head, Gothic haubiþ “head”), root PIE *kaput- “head”.