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Term that origininated in the United States Army used to describe any soldier who is not a paratrooper. Originally used as "straight leg," it referred to both the lack of bloused boots (i.e. with pants tucked-in) with a soldier's dress uniform and to the cargo-style fatigue pants worn by paratroopers. In World War II, a dead German officer's diary referred to U.S. paratroopers as "those devils in baggy pants," which only served to strengthen the association of "straight leg" pants with non-paratroopers.
Term that origininated in the United States Army used to describe any soldier who is not a paratrooper. Originally used as "straight leg," it referred to both the lack of bloused boots (i.e. with pants tucked-in) with a soldier's dress uniform and to the cargo-style fatigue pants worn by paratroopers. In World War II, a dead German officer's diary referred to U.S. paratroopers as "those devils in baggy pants," which only served to strengthen the association of "straight leg" pants with non-paratroopers.
by motorcop505 July 3, 2009
Get the Legmug.