Jimmy Dean
n.— «When we go through the breakfast chow line, we sign for breakfast, and also sing for a lunch meal. We have a choice of an MRE, or a “Jimmy Dean.” The JDs aren’t really made by JD anymore, although they used to be, and thus the name.» —“Spinning up” by Oneguy in Iraq MREater (Boise, Idaho) Oct. 8, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
The word dezzick is defined in an 1875 dictionary of the Sussex dialect as “a day’s work.” This is part of a complete episode.
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