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doughboy

[doh-boi] / ˈdoʊˌbɔɪ /


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Boldúman –a German doughboy with Catalan flair, ridiculous and adorable– is one of Barcelona’s best stories, seldom heard beyond its borders.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026

There is circumstantial evidence that the Pillsbury doughboy, the brand’s seminal mascot, was first drawn by a Springfield plant manager who eschewed credit, not, as the company maintains, in a Chicago ad agency.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023

As the World War I doughboy song goes: They have seen Par-ee and don’t wanna return to the family farm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

My family’s doughboy had been lucky, at least in this one sense: Pvt.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2018

His job was to persuade the doughboy, not to instruct him.

From Our Army at the Front by Heywood Broun




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