Jarhead

NOUN. A nick name for marines. Originated from the "high and tight" haircuts that make their heads look like jars.

The derrogatory version means That your head is like an empty jar, thus meaning stupid.

Marines call each other jarheads, so it's okay to say it if your a marine or a friend of a marine.
Kind of like the word "nigga." niggas can say it, YOU CAN'T.

1.(marine)Once a jarhead,always a jarhead.

2.(derrogatory) Your about as confused as a jarhead fuckin' a football.

3.(nigga) Wassup, my jarhead?

OR Thats one a funny-ass jarhead, right there!

by The Bugness December 31, 2010

jarhead

Jarhead. Noun. Slang for Marine. Origin: from the resemblance to a jar of the regulation high and tight haircut. The Marine's head by implication, therefore, also a jar. An empty vessel.

That jarhead got himself blown up during his tour in Iraq.

by Sassygirl91 July 31, 2011

Jarhead

1. A member of the United States Marine Corps
2. Great book, terrible movie

1. Don't call a Marine a "jarhead" if you are not a Marine yourself.
2. Man, Anthony Swofford's "Jarhead" is such a great book, too bad the movie sucked big, hairy balls.

by jay-x April 29, 2008

Jarhead

Jarhead is a derogative term for US Marines based on the popular/common perception that they only follow orders and are incapable of individual thought as it is trained out of them in USMC basic.

Jarheads don't have to think. They only have to follow orders.

by Loki124 October 11, 2008

jarhead

Slang term for a US Marine comes from the resemblence of Marine Corps dress blue uniform to a mason jar, hence JAR HEAD. Sometimes considered derogatory, but commonly used amongst Marines.

Someone has to get killed let's send a jarhead or two

by sadoldshadow December 28, 2003

jarhead

a person serving in the United States Marine corps

That guy who cussed you out must have been a jarhead.

by Light Joker January 19, 2007

Jarhead

The haircut style every motivated boot Marine gets on his 10 day leave transitioning from boot camp to SOI.

You must've a boot private or PFC huh? How can I tell? Jarhead, your cut is to hight and tight, it looks like the top of a heinz ketchup bottle. Unsat

by Akumahund November 29, 2018