Comments on: Chogie

By: Ray

Ray — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:31:29 +0000

I may be able to offer you a possible alternate explaination.

In the British army, the term Chogie has been used since the British occupation of India, where a Chogie was typically a locally employed civilian, typically Indian who would cook, clean and do whatever else.

As the troops fought together in the Korean war (indeed more integrated AFAIK then in WW2) it is entrely possible that the Americans simply picked up the word from the British.

By: Tyler W

Tyler W — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 04:34:05 +0000

My gandad was in the Vietnam War. He and myself now live in Texas and he uses the term “cuttin’ a chogie” quite often. Today he was mowed the yard and my Granny said told him “I think you got some sunburn on your legs from mowing”. He said “No, that’s prolly windburn. I was cuttin a chogie”.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:30:23 +0000

My father used this term “choagie” as well. He was in the Marines during the Vietnam conflict, he was luckily in the half that did not have to go. Anywho, he used it in the sense that to “cut a choagie” is to go to the restroom, implying that “choagie” is another word for poop, turd, etc.

By: FrankT

FrankT — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:08:07 +0000

You are correct — chogi is the Korean term, and “cut a chogey” was common slang in the army in Korean war days. In trench warfare, the communications trench was called the “chogi trench.” Its usual use was “move quickly.” Kara chogi — go there.

By: Naynay

Naynay — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:15:59 +0000

Hmmm.. that’s interesting about the padiddle thing. In high school I used to be in drumline. One of the rudiments they teach you was called a paradiddle. When my friends would play this game in the car (ones that were not in drumline) they would tap their hand between the window and dashboard making a paradiddle. I always assumed that was why they called it a padiddle.

http://www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments/16singleparadiddle.html

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:09:37 +0000

My father always says “kipe a chogie” I would assume it means the same thing. Ever heard that one?

By: Tom mayn

Tom mayn — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:50:25 +0000

thanks. I had printed this for my friends.

By: Max Alasca

Max Alasca — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:12:54 +0000

We also put it in my children’s scrapbooks.

thanks,
Max

By: Barbara Rodgers

Barbara Rodgers — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:40:12 +0000

He was also the only person who used cut a chogie and I never knew what it meant. thanks. I printed this for my husband and he had me make copies for his brother. I also put it in my children’s scrapbooks

By: Barbara Rodgers

Barbara Rodgers — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:37:45 +0000

can you tell me where I can find info on “Doobie Round eyes” a cartoon during the thirties or forties. My father in law got his nickname from him and I would like to surprise my husband with a picture of it. No one has been able to find anything. Thanks in advance for any help.