A common
insult in the 1980's, often delivered by
elementary school kids. Also "
army boots" is occasionally swapped with "
combat boots".
This phrase presumably originated during
World War II, when many women served in the
US Army - a job which was decidedly
butch and not
lady-like.
This phrase is also the tile of a book (ISBN: 0-59500-094-0) and an episode of
The Odd Couple
also see:
your mom, and
The Art Of Insulting - Chapter IV - Parental Insults
references:- http://www.cincypost.com/news/1997/women101797.html
- http://www.netstoreusa.com/hubooks/059/0595000940.shtml
- http://odd_couple.tripod.com/episode.html