upon someone US, 1963. 10 to consume, especially an alcoholic
drink
UK, 1857. 11 to use drugs US, 1967. 12 when combined with a
name (of a very recognisable person or group) that is used as a
generic noun, to behave in the manner of that person or group of
people, as in, for example, ‘do a Lord Lucan’ (to disappear
mysteriously)
UK, 1934. 13 to visit as a tourist or pleasure-seeker UK,
1858
. 14 to suffice, to answer its purpose US, 1846. < be doing of to
be doing something. Often in a question, such as ‘What are you
doing of?’
UK, 1853. < do cards to steal or forge credit cards UK,
1996. < do it 1 to have sex IRELAND, 1923. 2 to defecate; to urinate.
Euphemistic UK, 1922. < do someone like a dinner to overcome
someone completely in a fight or competition; to vanquish.
Punning on the phrase ‘dinner’s done’ (dinner is ready)
AUSTRALIA,
1847. < do the Harold Holt; do the Harold to decamp. From
rhyming slang for ‘bolt’. Harold Holt (1908–67) was an Australian
prime minister whose term of office was cut short when he went
ocean swimming one afternoon and presumably drowned – his
body was never recovered AUSTRALIA, 1987. < do the thing to have
sex
US, 1968. < do your bit to do your share and so contribute to
the greater good, especially in times of trial or conflict UK, 1902.
< you’ll do me/us you are entirely suitable for a task; we are
more than happy to be supporting you. Used as a cry of
encouragement and support AUSTRALIA, 1952
DOA noun 1 a more than usually dangerous variety of heroin. From
the acronym DOA (dead on arrival);
record’
US, 1868. 3 in computing, documentation US, 1991
docco noun a documentary UK, 2000
doc in the box noun a walk-in medical clinic US, 1994
dock noun < in dock 1 of a motor vehicle, being serviced or
repaired UK, 1984. 2 in hospital, or otherwise unable to carry on as
usual due to injury or medical treatment UK, 1785
dock asthma noun in a trial, the shocked gasps given by the
accused as accusations are made or proved. The gasps are
ironically considered as symptoms of a notional disease
UK, 1977
docker noun a partially smoked cigarette that has been thrown away
or extinguished for use later UK, 1966
docker’s ABC noun ale, baccy (tobacco), cunt, a worker’s shopping-
list in the spirit of ‘wine, women and song’, especially well used in
Liverpool UK, 1961
docker’s hankie noun the act of clearing the nostrils by blowing the
contents onto the ground
UK, 1979
dockie noun a dockside worker AUSTRALIA, 1935
dock monkey noun a worker who loads and unloads trucks US, 1939
dock walloper noun 1 a worker who loads and unloads trucks US,
1971. 2 a thief who steals cargo before it has been unloaded or
passed through customs US, 1986
doco noun a documentary AUSTRALIA, 1996
Docs noun Dr Martens™ footwear US, 1993
doctor noun 1 (used of children) the exploration of each other’s
genitals
US, 1966. 2 a male with a large penis. Homosexual usage US,
1964. 3 an expert US, 1990. 4 a bookmaker who declines to take a bet,
US, 1985
Doctor K; Dr K nickname Dwight Gooden (b.1964), a right-handed
pitcher (1984–2000) with an immortal early career and an
acceptable mid-career. In the shorthand of baseball scorekeeping, a
‘K’ is a ‘strikeout’, and ‘Doc’ Gooden had many US, 1986
Doctor Legg; Dr Legg noun an egg. Rhyming slang, formed on the
name of a minor character in the BBC television soap opera
EastEnders UK, 1998
Doctor Livingstone, I presume a catchphrase greeting used for
any fortuitous or unexpected meeting. Adopted from Henry
Morton Stanley’s greeting, in 1871, to African explorer David
Livingstone
UK, 1891
Doctor Pepper; Dr Pepper noun one of the several surface-to-air
missile patterns used by the North Vietnamese against American
aircraft during the Vietnam war. Missile approaches from the ten
o’clock, two o’clock and four o’clock positions; ‘ten-two-and-four’
was a Dr Pepper slogan
US, 1990
doctor shopping noun the practice of visiting multiple physicians to
obtain multiple prescriptions for otherwise illegal drugs. A
common practice of drug addicts and suppliers of drug addicts
US,
2003
Doctor Thomas; Dr Thomas noun a black person who rejects
black culture and takes on the culture of the dominant white
society. An elaboration of the common UNCLE TOM, coined long
before Clarence Thomas became the prototype of the concept
US,
1980
leave, usually with some haste. A loose allusion to the Wild West
as epitomised by Dodge City, Kansas, and the seriousness of an
order by the authorities to leave town
US, 1965
dodge verb < dodge the column to shirk, to avoid your duty, work
or responsibility. Originally military
UK, 1919
dodge adjective dubious UK, 2006
Dodge City nickname an enemy-controlled area south of Da Nang,
the scene of heavy fighting in November 1968; anywhere in
Vietnam with a strong Viet Cong presence US, 1969
dodger noun 1 a small advertising leaflet US, 1879. 2 a shunting truck
UK, 1970. 3 bread AUSTRALIA, 1897
dodger adjective excellent, fine AUSTRALIA, 1941
dodgy noun an informer. From the adjectival sense as ‘unreliable’,
perhaps shortened from ‘dodgy geezer’ or similar
UK, 1996
dodgy adjective 1 of doubtful character or legality; dubious.
Popularised in the 1960s by the comedian Norman Vaughan as a
catchphrase, with an accompanying thumbs-down gesture. The
thumbs-up opposite was ‘swingin!’
UK, 1961. 2 risky UK, 1898. 3 stolen
UK, 1861
dodo noun 1 afoolUS, 1898. 2 an aviation cadet who has not
completed basic training US, 1933
do down verb to get the better of someone, financially or otherwise;
to harm someone’s reputation by spreading gossip or rumour UK,
1937
doe noun a woman UK, 1909
doer noun 1 an energetic person who gets on with the job; a person
general form of friendly address (without any negative
connotations). A rare positive use of ‘dog’, synonymous with
‘man’, possibly influenced by rap artist Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin
Broadus, b.1972). Also Spelt ‘dogg’ and ‘dawg’
US, 1995. 7 a
freshman, or first-year college student US, 1947. 8 the grade ‘D’ US,
1964. 9 a cigarette-end. A shortened DOG END UK, 1935. 10 a
marijuana cigarette US, 1997. 11 in sports betting, the underdog US,
1975
. 12 in poker, a worthless hand US, 1988. 13 in horse racing, a
racehorse with little value
US, 1840. 14 in pool, a difficult shot US,
1993
. 15 in horse racing, a sawhorse used to keep horses away from
the rail during a workout on a muddy track US, 1976. 16 in poker,
the fourth player to the left of the dealer US, 1988. 17 a sausage; a
hot dog. Derives from the belief that dog meat was used as a
sausage filler; this led to a hot sausage in a roll being called a ‘hot
dog’. In a fine example of circular etymology ‘hot dog’ now
abbreviates to ‘dog’, and ‘dog’ is once again a sausage; most
consumers are no longer concerned about dog meat
UK, 1845.
18 the foot US, 1962. 19 a piece of paper money TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,
1986
. 20 an F86-DC aircraft US, 1956. 21 a failure of a song or film US,
1929. < dog tied up an unpaid debt AUSTRALIA, 1905. < it
shouldn’t happen to a dog
a catchphrase used to complain
about the manner in which a human has been treated. Thought
to be of Yiddish origin
dogan noun an Irish Roman Catholic CANADA, 1965
dog and bone; dog noun a telephone. Rhyming slang UK, 1961
dog and boned; doggo adjective drug-intoxicated. Rhyming slang
for
STONED UK, 1998
dog and cat noun a mat. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
dog and duck noun a fight. Rhyming slang for RUCK (a fight).
Possibly formed on the name of a pub where fist-fighting was
prevalent
UK, 1992
dog and pony show noun an elaborate presentation US, 1957
dog and pup; dog noun a cup (a drinking vessel or a trophy).
Rhyming slang UK, 1992
dog-ass noun a despised person US, 1959
dog-ass adjective 1 shoddy, inferior US, 1953. 2 despicable US, 1953
dog bait noun during a mass prison escape, a prisoner left by others
to attract the attention of the tracking dogs US, 1972
dogball noun in a deck of playing cards, an eight US, 1996
207 docu | dogball
dog-behind verb to beg for a favour TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
dogbone noun 1 the weapon panel in the cockpit of an F-4
Phantom aircraft
US, 1984. 2 in electric line work, an EHV yoke plate
US, 1980
dogbox noun 1 a type of small and basic compartment in a railway
carriage AUSTRALIA, 1905. 2 a truck’s gear box US, 1971. < in the
dogbox
in trouble, especially with one person NEW ZEALAND, 1953
dog br eath noun 1 a contemptible person; used as a term of abuse
US, 2000. 2 bad-smelling breath US, 1944. 3 cigarette smoke US, 1996
DOG-EYE (to scrutinise) UK, 2001
dog-eye verb to scrutinise carefully US, 1912
dogface noun 1 an ugly person; used as a general term of abuse US,
1849. 2 a low ranking soldier US, 1930
dog-faced adjective despicable US, 1962
dog fashion; doggie fashion adverb sexual intercourse from
behind, vaginal or anal, heterosexual or homosexual UK, 1900
dog finger noun the index finger US, 1926
dog food noun 1 Italian sausage US, 1996. 2 heroin US, 1992
dogfuck noun a despicable person US, 1993
dogfuck verb to have sex from the rear, homosexual or heterosexual,
vaginal or anal US, 1980
dogger noun 1 a person who engages in al fresco sexual activities
such as exhibitionism or voyeurism; especially of sexual activities
(with multiple partners) in parked vehicles, generally in the
countryside. When police approached ‘doggers’ (before they were
so-named), the usual excuse offered was ‘walking the dog’
UK, 2003.
2 a truant. From DOG (to play truant) UK: SCO TLAND, 1985. 3 a hunter
of dingoes AUSTRALIA, 1890
doggers noun multi-coloured swimming trunks AUSTRALIA, 1963
Doggett’s noun < on the Doggett’s on the scrounge, cadging.
Derives from COAT AND BADGE (to cadge) which has, in the past,
been used as ‘Doggett’s coat and badge’. Doggett’s Coat and
Badge Race, founded by Thomas Doggett, an Irish actor, in 1715, is
the oldest annual sporting event in Britain, a boat race from
London Bridge to Chelsea contested by Thames’ watermen. The
race and the slang are both very much alive
UK, 1960
doggie noun 1 an infantry soldier. A shortened DOGFACE US, 1937. 2 an
miners US, 1943
doghouse noun 1 in trucking, the engine covering in the driving
compartment US, 1971. 2 a brakevan (caboose), or the observation
tower of a brakevan US, 1897. 3 the front fender, bonnet and grille of
acarUS, 1934. 4 a small tool shed US, 1918. < in the doghouse
ostracised; in disfavour. Alluding to an outside kennel. Commonly
used of a man being ostracised by his wife for some
misdemeanour US, 1926
doghouse cut noun a manner of cutting a deck of cards in which a
section of cards is moved from the centre of the deck to the top,
leaving the bottom cards undisturbed
US, 1967
dogie noun heroin US, 1969
dog in the manger noun a person who selfishly refuses to give up
something that he does not want
UK, 1573
dog it; dog verb 1 to refuse to pay a lost bet or a debt US, 1950. 2 to
back down from a confrontation or situation for lack of courage US,
1979
dog juice noun inexpensive alcohol, especially wine US, 1980
dogleg noun in oil drilling, a radical change in direction of drilling US,
1954
dogleg verb to make an angled detour, to take an angled route.
Originally, perhaps, used in aviation UK, 1984
dog license noun a Certificate of Exemption to allow an Aboriginal
to buy a drink in a hotel. This term derives from the Blackfellows
Act, also known as the Dog Act AUSTRALIA, 1959
dog meat noun 1 a person who is certain of defeat or death US, 1977.
2 an inept, worthless person US, 1908
dog mouth noun bad breath experienced upon waking up. Hawaiian
for props
US, 2002. 4 during the Vietnam war, someone assigned to
the rear area as seen by someone in combat
US, 1991
dog-rough adjective disorderly; prone to rowdiness; unsophisticated
UK, 2002
dogs noun 1 the feet; shoes US, 1914. 2 in circus and carnival usage,
the legs US, 1981. 3 a safe’s tumblers US, 1949. < go to the dogs to
be slowly ruined UK, 1619. < the dogs greyhound racing UK, 1927
dog’s abuse noun very harsh abuse (that you would only give to a
dog)
IRELAND, 1998
dog’s age noun a very long time US, 1836
dog’s bait noun a huge amount US, 1933
dog’s ballocks noun in typography, a colon dash (:-) UK, 1961
dog’s balls noun no money at all FIJI, 1993. < stick/stand out like
dog’s balls
to be obvious AUSTRALIA, 1986
dogsbody noun a worker who is given the tedious menial tasks to
perform, a drudge. Originally military or naval UK, 1922
dog’s bollock noun an article of little or no value UK, 1997
dog’s bollocks; dog’s ballocks; the bollocks noun anything con-
sidered to be the finest, the most excellent, the best. Derived from
the phrase ‘It sticks out like a dog’s ballocks’ said of something
that the speaker considers obvious, hence the sense of ‘someone
or something that sticks out from the rest’. Often abbreviated in
speech to ‘the dog’s’
UK, 1989
dog’s breakfast noun an unmitigated mess AUSTRALIA, 1934
dog’s cock; dog’s prick noun in typography, an exclamation mark
dog’s tooth noun truth. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
dog-style; doggy style noun a sexual position in which the woman
or passive male kneels and the man enters her from behind
US,
1957
dog’s vomit noun disgusting food AUSTRALIA, 1966
dogtag noun 1 an identity disc US, 1918. 2 a prescription for a narcotic,
possibly legal or possibly forged or illegally obtained US, 1959
dog-tucker noun a person or animal that consistently fails and is
deemed worthless. From an earlier, literal sense of the word as ‘a
sheep to be slaughtered for dog meat’
NEW ZEALAND, 1999
dog turd noun a cigar US, 1969
dog wagon noun 1 a bus or van used to transport prisoners from jail
to prison US, 1952. 2 a lunch counter; a diner US, 1900
dog-wank adjective worthless UK, 2000
dogwash noun a task that is not particularly important but is
pursued instead of a more demanding, more important task US,
1991
dog watch noun a work or guard shift in the middle of the night US,
1901
dog water noun colourless seminal fluid US, 1965
dog with two dicks; dog with two choppers; dog with two
cocks; dog with two tails
used as a simile for being delighted
or very pleased. Generally in phrases: ‘ as a dog with ’ or ‘like a
dog with ’. ‘A dog with two choppers’ is first recorded in 1950; ‘a
dog with two tails’ is noted by the Oxford English Dictionary in
1953
UK, 1950s
CANADA,
1961
do-it -yourself noun masturbation UK, 1960
do-it-yourself kit noun a steam locomotive or locomotives. As an
ironic contrast to diesel technology. Coinage is credited to Mr Bill
Handy, a train driver UK, 1970
dojah noun marijuana US, 2004
dole noun < on the dole in receipt of unemployment benefits UK,
1925
. < the dole unemployment benefit; the local offices from
which unemployment benefit is managed
UK, 1919
209 dog pile | dole
dole bludger noun a person habitually living off social security
payments. A term of high opprobrium, often applied
contemptuously to any recipient of the dole with the implication
that employment could be found by anyone if they so desired
AUSTRALIA, 1976
dole-on-sea noun a seaside resort with few visitors and high
unemployment. Formed on THE DOLE (unemployment benefit) UK,
2003
doley noun a person in receipt of unemployment benefit AUSTRALIA,
1953
doll noun 1 a young woman US, 1840. 2 a very attractive person of any
sex that you find attractive
US, 1963. 3 used as a term of address US,
1949
. 4 a barbiturate capsule; an amphetamine capsule or tablet.
Coined by Jacqueline Susann, author of Valley of the Dolls US, 1966.
5 a tablet of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy
UK, 1906. 3 a homosexual who lives in the
suburbs
UK, 2003. 4 a lesbian prisoner’s lover NEW ZEALAND, 1999. 5 a
very feminine fashion style of the 1960s UK, 1968. 6 acapsuleof
Dolophine™, known generically as methadone
US, 1954. 7 in cricket,
a simple catch. Possibly of Anglo-Indian origin. Reduced from
‘dolly catch’ UK, 1904
dolly verb to interrogate AUSTRALIA, 1975
dolly adjective attractive, pretty; nice. Polari UK, 1964
dolly bag noun the cloth bag carried by female prisoners UK, 1996
dolly bird noun an attractive young woman UK, 1964
dolly boy noun a youthful, attractive homosexual male prostitute. An
evolution from DILLY BOY UK, 1979
Dolly Cotton adjective rotten. Rhyming slang UK, 1931
dolly dimple; dolly adjective simple. Glasgow rhyming slang.
Current in English prisons February 2002 UK, 1988
dolly flapper noun arailroadpointsmanUS, 1946
dolly mixtures noun the cinema, the movies. Rhyming slang for
‘the pictures’ UK, 1992
dolly-over-teakettles adverb head-over-heels US, 1982
Dolly Parton noun in craps, a roll of two ones. Dolly Parton is a
talented and popular American country singer and songwriter with
big hair and big breasts; the single dots on the two dice suggested
to someone her breasts
US, 1983
dolly sweetness noun a pretty girl US, 1947
dolo noun methadone. A shortened form of Dolophine™, a
protected trade name for methadone
US, 1986
1960
domes noun LSD US, 1980
dome slug noun in Antarctica, a support personnel assigned to the
geodesic dome at the top of the American Scott-Amundsen base
ANTARCTICA, 2003
domie noun dory-mate (short form) CANADA, 1999
Dominican Dandy nickname Juan Marichal (b.1937), a high-kicking,
overpowering pitcher (1960–75). From the Dominican Republic,
and ‘a fastidious dresser’ US, 1968
domino noun 1 a black and white capsule containing a mixture of
central nervous system stimulants and depressants US, 1971. 2 a 12.5
mg tablet of Durophet™, an amphetamine US, 1971
domino verb to stop or finish US, 1953
domkop noun a fool. From Afrikaans dom (stupid) and kop (head)
SOUTH AFRICA, 1910
dommo noun one who performs well. Applied to skateboarding,
surfing and snowboarding US, 1997
dommo verb to perform well; to dominate US, 1990
dommy; dommie noun a home. From ‘domicile’ US, 1943
Dom P noun Dom Perignon champagne UK, 2002
doms noun dominoes UK, 1982
don verb < don the beard to perform oral sex on a woman
AUSTRALIA, 1971
don; don man noun a respected leader. Ultimately from Spanish
Don (an honorific), via gangster use. West Indian, hence UK black
UK, 2000
dona; donah; donna; doner noun a woman, especially a girlfriend.
Polari, from Spanish doña or Portuguese dona (a woman)
UK, 1859
dona juana noun marijuana. A Spanish ‘Lady Jane’ US, 1986
AFRICA
, 1969
done and dusted adjective 1 completely finished UK, 2001. 2 beaten
up UK, 1950
done deal noun an agreement that has been reached. Folksy, a hint
of the American South
US, 1990
done-done adjective over-cooked BAHAMAS, 1982
done in adjective tired out, exhausted UK, 2001
done thing noun whatever is considered to be the correct etiquette.
Always with ‘the’
UK, 1961
done up adjective dressed up UK, C20
dong noun 1 the penis US, 1900. 2 a thing of no worth UK, 1991
dong verb to punch or hit AUSTRALIA, 1916
donga noun 1 (especially in South Australia) natural bush wilderness
AUSTRALIA, 1967. 2 a temporary dwelling AUSTRALIA, 1900. 3 a water-
course AUSTRALIA, 1902. 4 a sleeping area. An Australian contribution
to the language of the South Pole ANTARCTICA, 2003
dongce noun the penis UK, 2001
donger noun the penis AUSTRALIA, 1971
dongle noun 1 a security scheme for a commerical microcomputer
progam US, 1991. 2 any small device designed to add functionality to
a computer, often plugged into a USB port US, 1997. 3 an electronic
keythathangsonacordaroundtheneckUK, 2001
don jem noun marijuana UK, 1998
donk noun 1 a donkey US, 1868. 2 a racehorse. An abbreviation of
‘donkey’
NEW ZEALAND, 1952. 3 large, protruding buttocks. A term
often associated with celebrity Jennifer Lopez US, 2003. 4 an engine
donkey shins thank you. Intentionally butchered German US, 1990
donkey sight noun an imprecise but easily manoeuvred manual
sight on a tank’s main gun
US, 1990
donkey style adjective (used of sex) anal US, 2002
donkey’s years; donkeys’ years; donkeys noun a very long time.
A pun on the length and sound of a ‘donkey’s ears’
UK, 1916
donkey vote noun a vote made by simply filling out a ballot paper
in the order the candidates are listed in
AUSTRALIA, 1964
donkey work noun difficult, menial labour UK, 1920
donko noun a lunchroom or tea room at a workplace NEW ZEALAND,
1976
donks noun a very long time. An abbreviation of DONKEY’S YEARS, but
it is worth noting the similarity to synonymous YONKS UK, 1995
donner; donder verb to thrash, to beat up SOUTH AFRICA, 1916
donnie; donny noun a fracas. An abbreviation of DONNYBROOK NEW
ZEALAND
, 1960
donniker noun 1 a toilet US, 1937. 2 the penis US, 1951. 3 a railway
brakeman on a freight train US, 1932
donniker location noun a poor location on a carnival midway US,
1985
Donniker Sam noun a man who begs for money in a public toilet
US, 1981
donny noun afightAUSTRALIA, 1969
donnybrook noun a riot, a tumult UK, 1852
Don Revie noun an alcoholic drink, especially beer. Rhyming slang
for BEVVY (an alcoholic drink, especially beer), formed from the
don’t come the uncooked crustacean do not attempt to dupe
me. Rare variant of DON’T COME THE RAW PRAWN AUSTRALIA, 1971
don’t do anything I wouldn’t; don’t do anything I wouldn’t
do
used jocularly, as good advice, often as parting advice, and
often in a sexual context. Occasionally the sentiment is changed
to ‘don’t do anyone I wouldn’t do’ UK, 1984
211 Donald Duck Navy | d on’t do anything I wouldn’t; don’t do anything I wouldn’t do
don’t do that, then in computing, used as a stock response to a
complaint that a certain action causes a problem
US, 1991
don’t give me that! I don’t believe you! UK, 1984
don’t go there!; don’t even go there! used for expressing a lack
of interest in pursuing a topic US, 1993
don’t hold your breath! don’t expect anything to happen;
anything that is expected is unlikely to happen for a long time, if
at all
US, 1971
don’t let today be the day! used as an all-purpose, very serious
threat
US, 2002
don’t mean nothin’ used as an all-purpose reaction to any bad
news among American soldiers in Vietnam
US, 1990
don’t sleep! don’t kid yourself! US, 2002
don’t spend it all at once! used as a jocular injunction given
when handing over a very small sum of money UK, 1977
don’t-talk-about conjunction not to mention TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003
don’t tense! relax! US, 1951
don’t work too hard! used as a jocular admonition by, for
US, 2005
doodackie noun an object the name of which escapes or is not
important to the speaker NEW ZEALAND, 1999
doodackied up adjective dressed up NEW ZEALAND, 1947
doodad; dodad noun a trivial or useless object US, 1877
doodads noun the bleed period of the menstrual cycle AUSTRALIA, 2001
doodah noun 1 used as a replacement for any noun that the user
cannot or does not wish to specify. Employed to comic effect by
the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, formed in 1965. The ‘doodah’ was
dropped as success beckoned
UK, 1928. 2 the vagina US, 2001. 3 semen
UK, 2003
dooder noun the female breast BAHAMAS, 1982
doodle noun the penis. Children’s vocabulary US, 1980
doodle verb 1 to have sex US, 1957. 2 to play music in a whimsical,
relaxed manner US, 1955
doodle-a-squat noun in circus and carnival usage, money US, 1981
doodlebug noun 1 in oil drilling, any mechanical or electrical device
claimed as a tool to find oil
US, 1924. 2 any small vehicle, such as a
small tractor that pulls dollies in a warehouse US, 1935
doodlebugger noun in oil drilling, a person who claims divine
powers in locating oil
US, 1936
doodle-gaze verb to stare at a woman in a lingering, lustful fashion
US, 1990
doodles noun the testicles. Combines the genital sense of DOODLE
(the penis) with the vague sense (a small nameless article) US, 2001
doodly noun anything at all US, 1939
doodly-squat noun 1 nothing at all US, 1934. 2 low grade marijuana US,
2 to pay a bribe or gratuity AUSTRALIA, 1945. < dook them in the
gambling game two-up, to throw heads three times in a row
AUSTRALIA, 1966
dooker noun a member of a criminal enterprise whose job is to
distract the authorities by creating a diversion US, 1956
dookie; dookey; dooky; dukey noun 1 excrement. Children’s
vocabulary US, 1969. 2 a paymaster. Carnival usage, without variant
spellings
US, 1960
Dookie nickname a student, alumni or supporter of Duke University
US, 1990
doolacky noun a thing; a thingumabob AUSTRALIA, 1950
doolally; doolali; doolally tap; doodle-ally; doodally; tapped
adjective 1 mad. From the obsolete noun ‘doolally tap’ (a form of
madness). Deolali (a military sanitorium in Bombay) corrupted and
abbreviated as ‘doo-lally’ plus Hundustani tap (fever) UK, 1925.
2 extremely drunk. Extends from the previous sense UK, 1943. 3 in a
state of sensory confusion. A compound of all senses: ‘mad’,
‘drunk’ and ‘broken’ UK, 2001
doolander noun a powerful blow UK: SCOTLAND, 1985
dooley noun 1 a privvy; an outdoor toilet US, 1968. 2 heroin US, 1994
doolie noun afoolUK: SCOTLAND, 1985
doolin noun a Roman Catholic. From Mickey Doolin, the
quintessential Irishman NEW ZEALAND, 1959
doo-mommie go fuck your mother. A phonetic approximation of
the Vietnamese du ma (fuck your mother) US, 1991
don’t do that, then | doo-mommie 212