Doughboy (disambiguation) explained

Doughboy is a former nickname for an American infantryman, especially one from World War I.

Dough boy, Doughboy, Doughboys, etc. may also refer to:

Places

Australia

• Doughboy, Queensland, a locality in the Bundaberg Region
• Doughboy River, a river in Mapoon, Queensland, Australia
• Hemmant, Queensland, Australia, historically called Doughboy Creek
• The Doughboys (Tasmania), a pair of islands off Cape Grim, Tasmania

New Zealand

• Doughboy Bay, a bay on the western side of Stewart Island / Rakiura, New Zealand

United States

• Doughboy, Nebraska, a community in the United States
• Doughboy Park, a public park in Queens, New York City, United States

Other

• Doughboy Island (disambiguation), any of several islands worldwide

Arts, entertainment, and media

Characters

• Pillsbury Doughboy, a character in advertisements for the Pillsbury Company
• Doughboy (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
• Darrin "Doughboy" Baker, the name of Ice Cube's character in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood
• Dough Boy, the steward aboard the Pequod in Moby Dick

Films

• Doughboys (film), a 1930 film starring Buster Keaton
• Dough Boys, a 2008 film directed by Louis Lombardi
• Dough Boys (film), a 2009 film

Music

• Doughboy (record producer) (born 1989), American hip hop producer
• Doughboys (Canadian band), 1980s-90s Canadian alternative rock band
• The Doughboys (American band), an American rock band from Plainfield

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

• The Doughboy (Ivone), a sculpture by Arthur Ivone outside the statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, US
• Dough Boy (video game), originally released in 1984 for the Commodore 64
• Doughboys (podcast), a fast-food review comedy podcast part of HeadGum Podcast Network

Military

• Doughboy Award, an American military honor
• Doughboy helmet or Brodie helmet, used by British and American troops in World War I

Other uses

• Fried dough, also known as "doughboys", a deep-fried yeast dough snack, often sweet, associated with outdoor food stands such as carnivals

See also

• Philippe "Dough Man" Dauman (born 1954) U.S. businessman
• Doughboy Island (disambiguation)
• Doe Boy (disambiguation)