English

Noun

Jody call ‎(plural Jody calls)

1. (US, military, slang) A cadence or cadence call, a traditional call-and-response work song sung by military personnel while running or marching.
   • 1990, Dwight A. Beck, Army Green: A Way of Life: The Enlisted Years:

     No matter how tired they became, once someone in the ranks began a Jody call, the whole platoon would pick it up and everyone seemed to march a little taller.

Synonyms

• Jody cadence
• Jody chant

See also

• Military cadence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Noun

jody call ‎(plural jody calls)

1. Alternative form of Jody call
   • 2008, Mickey Weems, The fierce tribe: masculine identity and performance in the Circuit:

     To march, to be in formation with one's fellows, moving together with such precision that every footstep hits the ground at precisely the same time, and listening to the sing-song of a jody call or the steady cadence of a marching band is indeed pleasurable.

   • 2011, Sandra Hill, Wet & Wild:

     Perhaps you would like to help us pick up the pace with a jody call?

Synonyms

• jody cadence, Jody chant, jody