fruit salad

noun

slang
: military service ribbons and decorations
peeking up at three rows of fruit salad on his chestK. M. Dodson
twenty thousand medals for … one year of combat is a lot of fruit saladJohn Ciardi

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“Fruit salad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fruit%20salad. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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