n. a new soldier in a desert war; a soldier new to the desert in wartime. (From the Persian Gulf War.)
About 5,000 desert cherries arrived last week. Something is going to happen soon.The desert cherries are complaining about the scorpions again.
desert cherry
noun a soldier newly arrived in Kuwait or Saudi Arabia during the first Gulf war US, 1991
desert cherry
A solider who has only recently arrived in the desert during a war. Oh, you must be a desert cherry. What's your name?
desert cherry
n. a new soldier in a desert war; a soldier new to the desert in wartime. (see also cherry.) About 5,000 desert cherries arrived last week. Something is going to happen soon.