zipperhead

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von zipperhead im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A soldier in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps or in the Armoured Crewman military trade

Derogatory ethnic slur used in the Vietnam war to refer to people of Asian descent

Synonyme

trooper, crewman, tanker, armoured crewman, armoured soldier, tread-head, treadhead, zipperlid, gook, slopehead

Etymologie

() zipper +‎ head. From the leather helmets formerly used by early Canadian armoured crewmen, with a pattern of stitching resembling a zipper. There is also a folk etymology referring to the zippers on armoured-vehicle crew suits (re-purposed flight suits).