noun
General Slang
bootneck
· noun · military
A Royal Marine.
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A Royal Marine. Worn with full pride by the Marines themselves and used by the rest of the British forces — particularly the Navy they serve alongside — with the usual mix of respect and ribbing. If you call a Royal Marine a bootneck you'd better mean it the right way.
“Half the lads on the boat were bootnecks attached for the deployment.”
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bootneck In A Sentence
Half the lads on the boat were bootnecks attached for the deployment.
Origin & Usage
Dates to the 19th century, when Royal Marines wore a stiff leather stock around the neck of their uniform — the 'boot' (leather) neck. The kit went away; the nickname stuck for two centuries and counting.
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