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bird colonel

noun

U.S. Military Slang.


bird colonel

noun

  1. slang:military.
    a full colonel in the US Army
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bird colonel1

First recorded in 1945–50
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bird colonel1

from the eagle insignia of rank
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Example Sentences

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“I’ve got to win some medals if I’m going to make bird colonel. This could make or break my career.”

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I made bird colonel 6 years early, and I feel I earned my keep by making our spy satellites more effective.

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He said the next step, he hopes, will be full bird colonel.

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Later on this fat bird colonel comes up and asks what the hell happened out there.

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Bird Colonel drops in class after being off almost a year.

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