chocolate soldiern.

Brit.

/ˌtʃɒk(ə)lət ˈsəʊldʒə/, U.S.

/ˌtʃɔk(ə)lət ˈsoʊldʒər/,

/ˌtʃɑk(ə)lət ˈsoʊldʒər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chocolate n., soldier n.

Etymology: < chocolate n. + soldier n. Compare slightly earlier chocolate-cream soldier n. at chocolate cream n. Compounds.Originally with reference to the character Captain Bluntschli in George Bernard Shaw's play Arms and the Man (see note at sense 1), who carries chocolate instead of ammunition. Apparently popularized by the title of the operetta The Chocolate Soldier (1909), a translation of the German operetta Der tapfere Soldat, lit. ‘the brave soldier’ (1908), based on Shaw's play.

colloquial.

1. depreciative. Originally: a soldier who is unwilling to fight; (later chiefly) one who has little experience of combat, or whose duties are mainly ceremonial; = chocolate-cream soldier n. at chocolate cream n. Compounds.Originally with reference to George Bernard Shaw's play Arms and the Man (first performed in 1894 and first published in 1898); see etymology, and see note at chocolate-cream soldier n. at chocolate cream n. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > yielding to the enemy > one who yields in combat or deserts battlefield

recreantc1425

skedaddler1864

chocolate-cream soldier1894

chocolate soldier1895

non-hero1924

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > type of soldier generally > [noun] > malingerer or shirker

malingerer1785

skulker1785

king's bargain1867

carpet soldier1869

chocolate-cream soldier1894

chocolate soldier1895

snow-bird1905

1895 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 26 Feb. 2/5 The ices were chosen in reference to the oft-quoted ‘Chocolate soldiers’ in the play [sc. Arms and the Man].

1898 G. B. Shaw Arms & Man ii. in Plays Pleasant & Unpleasant 171 Then he goes downstairs and breaks Raina's chocolate soldier.

1901 Register (Adelaide) 25 Sept. 4/5 He wouldn't go to the war. He's too much of a coward. He's only a chocolate soldier!

1912 D. H. Lawrence Let. 17 Sept. (1962) I. 147 The officials are all Chocolate Soldiers. They let you walk through the Customs with a good day.

1959 Listener 1 Oct. 545/2 Captain Kelly, the mole-like chocolate soldier with a passion for soap and water.

2007 Evening Standard (Nexis) 26 Apr. What is the point in joining the Army if you are only going to be a chocolate soldier who is not going to do anything?

2. Australian (originally depreciative).

a. In the First World War (1914–18): a soldier in the 8th Infantry Brigade of the Australian Imperial Force, which arrived in Egypt too late to participate in the Gallipoli campaign. Frequently in plural with the, and with capital initials. Cf. choc n. 2. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier of specific force or unit > [noun]

spahi1562

legionnaire1595

strelitz1603

Croat1623

deli1667

Croatian1700

lancer1712

highlander1725

lambs1744

royals1762

light-bob1778

fly-slicer1785

Life Guardsman1785

royals?1795

Hottentot1796

yeoman1798

pandour1800

Faugh-a-Ballaghsc1811

forty-two man1816

kilty1842

Zouave1848

bumblerc1850

Inniskilliner1853

blue cap1857

turco1860

Zou-Zou1860

mudlark1878

king's man1883

Johnny1888

Piffer1892

evzone1897

horse gunner1897

dink1906

army ranger1910

grognard1912

Jock1914

chocolate soldier1915

Cook's tourist1915

dinkum1916

Anzaca1918

choc1917

ranger1942

Chindit1943

Desert Rat1944

Green Beret1949

1915 T. Skeyhill Soldier Songs from Anzac 22 But 'e called me a chocolate soldier, A six bob a day tourist, too. 'E says, ‘You'll not reach the trenches; Nor even get a view.’

1917 C. E. W. Bean Lett. from France xxxii. 224 The next shipment were the ‘Dinkums’... After them came the ‘Super-dinkums’—and the next the ‘War Babies’, and after them the ‘Chocolate Soldiers’, [etc.].

1918 R. H. Knyvett ‘Over There’ with Australians xvii. 133 There was a good deal of rivalry between us and another brigade known as ‘The Chocolate Soldiers’.

2002 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 17 Feb. 39 The court was told that the expression ‘chocolate soldier’ was widely understood as a derogatory term meaning ‘useless’ and had been used by Australian soldiers for latecomers to Gallipoli.

b. Chiefly in or with reference to the Second World War (1939–45): a conscript, a militiaman. Cf. choco n.Before 1943, conscripts to the Australian militia were not required to serve outside Australia and its territories.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > conscript

levy1611

pressman1638

forced man1748

lotman1758

conscript1798

draftee1866

draft1916

chocolate soldier1939

choco1940

selectee1940

G.I.1943

national serviceman1949

1939 News (Adelaide) 12 Dec. 12/8 References to the militia as ‘chocolate soldiers’ were deprecated by the General Officer.

1940 Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania) 29 May 9/4 There are two things open for most of these chocolate soldiers to-day, either to get into the A.I.F. or to pass in their uniforms.

1979 Southerly iv. 368 He's in the University Regiment. He's a chocolate soldier.

2011 M. A. Bruhwiller From Seven Hills to Seven Seas iv. 92 My pop was one of the last ‘Rats’..sent in to relieve the young 'chocolate soldiers' of the militia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chocolate soldier
释义	chocolate soldiern. Brit. /ˌtʃɒk(ə)lət ˈsəʊldʒə/, U.S. /ˌtʃɔk(ə)lət ˈsoʊldʒər/, /ˌtʃɑk(ə)lət ˈsoʊldʒər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chocolate n., soldier n. Etymology: < chocolate n. + soldier n. Compare slightly earlier chocolate-cream soldier n. at chocolate cream n. Compounds.Originally with reference to the character Captain Bluntschli in George Bernard Shaw's play Arms and the Man (see note at sense 1), who carries chocolate instead of ammunition. Apparently popularized by the title of the operetta The Chocolate Soldier (1909), a translation of the German operetta Der tapfere Soldat, lit. ‘the brave soldier’ (1908), based on Shaw's play. colloquial. 1. depreciative. Originally: a soldier who is unwilling to fight; (later chiefly) one who has little experience of combat, or whose duties are mainly ceremonial; = chocolate-cream soldier n. at chocolate cream n. Compounds.Originally with reference to George Bernard Shaw's play Arms and the Man (first performed in 1894 and first published in 1898); see etymology, and see note at chocolate-cream soldier n. at chocolate cream n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > yielding to the enemy > one who yields in combat or deserts battlefield recreantc1425 skedaddler1864 chocolate-cream soldier1894 chocolate soldier1895 non-hero1924 society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > type of soldier generally > [noun] > malingerer or shirker malingerer1785 skulker1785 king's bargain1867 carpet soldier1869 chocolate-cream soldier1894 chocolate soldier1895 snow-bird1905 1895 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 26 Feb. 2/5 The ices were chosen in reference to the oft-quoted ‘Chocolate soldiers’ in the play [sc. Arms and the Man]. 1898 G. B. Shaw Arms & Man ii. in Plays Pleasant & Unpleasant 171 Then he goes downstairs and breaks Raina's chocolate soldier. 1901 Register (Adelaide) 25 Sept. 4/5 He wouldn't go to the war. He's too much of a coward. He's only a chocolate soldier! 1912 D. H. Lawrence Let. 17 Sept. (1962) I. 147 The officials are all Chocolate Soldiers. They let you walk through the Customs with a good day. 1959 Listener 1 Oct. 545/2 Captain Kelly, the mole-like chocolate soldier with a passion for soap and water. 2007 Evening Standard (Nexis) 26 Apr. What is the point in joining the Army if you are only going to be a chocolate soldier who is not going to do anything? 2. Australian (originally depreciative). a. In the First World War (1914–18): a soldier in the 8th Infantry Brigade of the Australian Imperial Force, which arrived in Egypt too late to participate in the Gallipoli campaign. Frequently in plural with the, and with capital initials. Cf. choc n. 2. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier of specific force or unit > [noun] spahi1562 legionnaire1595 strelitz1603 Croat1623 deli1667 Croatian1700 lancer1712 highlander1725 lambs1744 royals1762 light-bob1778 fly-slicer1785 Life Guardsman1785 royals?1795 Hottentot1796 yeoman1798 pandour1800 Faugh-a-Ballaghsc1811 forty-two man1816 kilty1842 Zouave1848 bumblerc1850 Inniskilliner1853 blue cap1857 turco1860 Zou-Zou1860 mudlark1878 king's man1883 Johnny1888 Piffer1892 evzone1897 horse gunner1897 dink1906 army ranger1910 grognard1912 Jock1914 chocolate soldier1915 Cook's tourist1915 dinkum1916 Anzaca1918 choc1917 ranger1942 Chindit1943 Desert Rat1944 Green Beret1949 1915 T. Skeyhill Soldier Songs from Anzac 22 But 'e called me a chocolate soldier, A six bob a day tourist, too. 'E says, ‘You'll not reach the trenches; Nor even get a view.’ 1917 C. E. W. Bean Lett. from France xxxii. 224 The next shipment were the ‘Dinkums’... After them came the ‘Super-dinkums’—and the next the ‘War Babies’, and after them the ‘Chocolate Soldiers’, [etc.]. 1918 R. H. Knyvett ‘Over There’ with Australians xvii. 133 There was a good deal of rivalry between us and another brigade known as ‘The Chocolate Soldiers’. 2002 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 17 Feb. 39 The court was told that the expression ‘chocolate soldier’ was widely understood as a derogatory term meaning ‘useless’ and had been used by Australian soldiers for latecomers to Gallipoli. b. Chiefly in or with reference to the Second World War (1939–45): a conscript, a militiaman. Cf. choco n.Before 1943, conscripts to the Australian militia were not required to serve outside Australia and its territories. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > conscript levy1611 pressman1638 forced man1748 lotman1758 conscript1798 draftee1866 draft1916 chocolate soldier1939 choco1940 selectee1940 G.I.1943 national serviceman1949 1939 News (Adelaide) 12 Dec. 12/8 References to the militia as ‘chocolate soldiers’ were deprecated by the General Officer. 1940 Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania) 29 May 9/4 There are two things open for most of these chocolate soldiers to-day, either to get into the A.I.F. or to pass in their uniforms. 1979 Southerly iv. 368 He's in the University Regiment. He's a chocolate soldier. 2011 M. A. Bruhwiller From Seven Hills to Seven Seas iv. 92 My pop was one of the last ‘Rats’..sent in to relieve the young 'chocolate soldiers' of the militia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1895
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