Synonyms for boot camp
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by 1941, U.S. Marines slang, said to be from boot (n.) as slang for "recruit," which supposedly dates from the Spanish-American War and is a synecdoche from boots, leggings worn by U.S. sailors.
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nounschool for troubled youthRoget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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