horse marine

noun

An awkward, lubberly person.

“Tell it to the horse marines!”

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Meanings

nounhorse marine (plural horse marines)

plural horse marines

  1. slangnauticalAn awkward, lubberly person.
  2. slangnauticalOne of a mythical body of marine cavalry, for whom wild flights of imagination are best reserved.

    Tell it to the horse marines!

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APA

horse marine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20marine

MLA

“horse marine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20marine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horse marine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20marine.

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