Slang and uncoventional english part 33 potx

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);

DEAD ON ARRIVAL (heroin) UK,
1998
. 2 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel
dust. The abbreviation is for DEAD ON ARRIVAL –theresultsofa
PCP overdose US, 1993
doable adjective sexually attractive enough as to warrant the
speaker’s gift of having sex US, 1997
do as you like noun a bicycle. Rhyming slang for ‘bike’ UK, 1960
doat noun someone or something fit to be doted on IRELAND, 1975
dob noun a small lump or dollop, usually applied to butter, jam,
cream, etc. Originally dialect UK, 1984
DOB noun a lesbian. An abbreviation of ‘daughters of Bilitis’ US, 1982
dob verb to inform on someone AUSTRALIA, 1955
dobber noun 1 a despicable person UK, 2002. 2 an informer; a telltale
AUSTRALIA, 1955. 3 a fool, an idiot. Glasgow slang UK: SCOTL AND, 1996.
4 the penis. Also ‘dob’ US, 1974
dobber-in noun an informer; a telltale AUSTRALIA, 1958
dobbing-in noun informing AUSTRALIA, 1994
do bears shit in the woods? yes; a nonsense retort used as an
affirmative answer to a silly question, often sarcastic. Often mixed
with the synonymous ‘Is the Pope Catholic?’ to achieve DOES THE
POPE SHIT IN WOODS? US
, 1971
dobie noun a Doberman Pinscher dog US, 1981
dob in verb 1 to inform against someone; to tell on someone
AUSTRALIA, 1954. 2 to contribute funds AUSTRALIA, 1956
do-boy noun a male who does whatever his girlfriend tells him to do
US, 2001
doc noun 1 a doctor US, 1840. 2 a document. Originally a military use,
especially in the plural, for ‘official documents of identity or

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,

telling the bettor he will ‘get better’
AUSTRALIA, 1989. 5 a person who
sells illegally manufactured alcohol US, 1960. 6 MDMA, the rec-
reational drug best known as ecstasy. Possibly punning on the
degrees MD and MA
UK, 1998. 7 (especially in Western Australia) a
refreshing wind coming after a period of stifling weather. Preceded
by a placename to form proper nouns for commonly occurring
winds of this type, such as the Albany Doctor, Esperance Doctor,
Fremantle Doctor, etc AUSTRALIA, 1870. < go for the doctor to race
a horse at top speed
AUSTRALIA, 1969
doctor verb 1 to falsify, to adulterate, to tamper UK, 1774. 2 in cricket,
to illegally tamper with the condition of the ball to the bowler’s
advantage
UK, 1996
doctor and nurse; doctor noun a purse. Rhyming slang UK, 1998
Doctor Blue; Dr Blue noun used in hospitals as a code
announcement that a patient is in cardiac arrest US, 1973
Doctor Cotton; Dr Cotton adjective rotten. Rhyming slang UK, 1932
Doctor Crippen; Dr Crippen noun dripping (melted fat used like
butter). Rhyming slang, formed on the name of the celebrated
murderer Dr Hawley Harvey (1862–1910) UK, 1961
Doctor Dre; Dr Dre adjective homosexual. Rhyming slang for GAY,
formed from the stage name of hip-hop performer and producer
Andre Young (b.1965) UK, 2003
Doctor Feelgood; Dr Feelgood noun 1 heroin UK, 2002. 2 any doctor
who specialises in energy-giving injections US, 1973
Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde; Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde noun
the recreational drug methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™

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

Doctor White; Dr White noun 1 a drug addiction US, 1959. 2 cocaine
US, 1986
Doctor Who; Dr Who noun a prison warder. Rhyming slang for
SCREW (a prison warder), based on a time-travelling television hero
first seen in 1963 UK, 1996
DOA | Doctor Who; Dr Who 206
docu noun a documentary film or television programme. As a prefix,
such as in ‘docudrama’ (a documentary drama), ‘docu’ has been
conventional since 1961
UK, 2003
docy noun the female breast BAHAMAS, 1982
Doc Yak noun a doctor whose reputation is less than sterling. From
a syndicated comic strip that last appeared in 1935
US, 1956
do-dad noun in American football, a blocking strategy in which
offensive players cross over and block each other’s defensive
opposite US, 1966
doddle noun an objective acheived with ease; in sport, an easy win
or a simple victory. Probably from ‘dawdle’ or ‘toddle’, implying a
‘walk-over’, which is consistent with its earliest use in racing
circles, but possibly from Scottish ‘doddle’, a lump of homemade
toffee (hence something desirable and easily acquired). It is
recorded with the meaning ‘money very easily obtained’ in
Scotland in 1934
UK, 1937
doddle verb to achieve; to win something very easily UK, 1963
dodge noun a scam, a swindle UK, 1638. < on the dodge in hiding
from the police
US, 1976
Dodge noun < get out of Dodge; get the hell out of Dodge to

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

who tackles problems or setbacks with good humour AUSTRALIA, 1902.
2 the person responsible for a specific crime, especially a murder
US, 1992. 3 in horse racing, a horse as a performer – either good or
poor UK, 1948
doer and gone; doer ’n’ gone adjective very far away. From
Afrikaans for ‘far away’; a synonym for
HELL AND GONE SOUTH AFRICA,
1972
does Rose Kennedy have a black dress? yes; a sarcastic
nonsense retort used as an affirmative answer to a silly question
AUSTRALIA, 1987
does she? used as a euphemism for ‘does she (or, is she likely to)
have sex?’ UK, 1969
does the P o pe shit in the woods? yes; a nonsense retort used as
an affirmative answer to a silly question, often sarcastic. The result
of combining synonymous
DO BEARS SHIT IN THE WOODS? and ‘Is the
Pope Catholic?’ UK, 1997
dof adjective stupid, idiotic, muddled SOUTH AFRICA, 1979
doffie noun a stupid, idiotic or muddled person SOUTH AFRICA, 1991
do-flicky noun any small tool the name of which escapes the
speaker BARBADOS, 1965
do for verb to beat severely, to kill UK, 1740
dog noun 1 an unattractive woman or man. Originally used by men
of women which, in the UK, has remained the predominant sense
US, 1937. 2 a sexually transmitted infection US, 1962. 3 a informer to
the police or, in prison, to the prison authorities
AUSTRALIA, 1848. 4 a
prison warder
AUSTRALIA, 1919. 5 a traitor AUSTRALIA, 1896. 6 used as a

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

US, 1968. < it’s a dog’s life used of a
meagre existence. A catchphrase, generally used by someone
enduring such a life UK, 1969. < like a dog watching television
in the position of doing something you do not understand US, 2003.
< on the dog on credit US, 1978. < put on the dog to assume a
superior, upper-class attitude
US, 1865. < run like a dog to run or
perform slowly AUSTRALIA, 1996. < the dog dead there is nothing
more to say on the subject BARBADOS, 1965. < the dog has caught
the car
a person (or group of people) who has achieved a goal
and is now at a loss for what to do next US, 2003. < turn dog to
become a police informer AUSTRALIA, 1863
Dog noun the Greyhound bus line. A fixture in American travel until
a crippling strike in the 1990s; variants include ‘Grey Dog’ and ‘ol
‘Grey Dog’
US, 1974
dog verb 1 to avoid work; to work slowly US, 1955. 2 to studiously
ignore US, 1987. 3 to abuse or harass US, 1992. 4 in motor racing, to
follow another car very closely, hoping to distract or weaken the
resolve of the driver ahead US, 1965. 5 of a male, to have sex with a
partner who is kneeling on all-fours and entered from behind UK,
1937. 6 to perform sexually for money US, 1989. 7 to betray AUSTRALIA,
1896. 8 in pool, to miss a shot that should be made US, 1984. 9 to
play truant. Extended from a variation of ‘dodge’. With variant ‘dog
it’
UK: SCOTLAND, 1985. 10 to hunt dingoes. Variant: to wild dog
AUSTRALIA, 1910 8see: DOG IT
dog adjective referring to the prison authorities, generally seen as
officious and corrupt by prisoners AUSTRALIA, 1978

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 catcher noun any fast truck. The suggestion is that the truck is
fast enough to pass a Greyhound bus
US, 1971
dog clutch noun an involuntary locking of the vaginal muscles,
imprisoning the penis (penis captivus). Common in dogs, not so
common in humans, but common enough for a term to describe
it
US, 1967
dog cock noun chub sausage NEW ZEALAND, 1998
dog collar noun 1 a white clerical collar UK, 1861. 2 a choker necklace
UK, 1903
dog-dance verb to give the impresson that you are following
someone very closely BARBADOS, 1965
dog-dancing noun useless or exaggerated activity CANADA, 1967
dog days noun a woman’s menstrual period US, 1960
dog do noun dog faeces US, 1979
dog doody noun dog excrement. Variation on DOGGY DO;
euphemistic US, 2001
dog driver noun a police officer. Insulting or contemptuous UK, 1977
dog-eater noun a member of the Sioux Indian tribe US, 1963
dog eat your shame! used for expressing complete disgust TRINIDAD
AND TOBAGO
, 1958
dog end noun 1 acontemptiblepersonUK, 2002. 2 a cigarette-end. A
corruption of ‘docked end’ (a partially smoked cigarette that is
pinched off – ‘docked’ – and saved for later use) and still found
as ‘dock end’ UK, 1935
dog-ender noun a prisoner who rolls new cigarettes from the
unsmoked remains of others UK, 1996
dog-eye noun < keep dog-eye to keep a look-out. From the verb

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

enlisted man in the US Army
US, 1945. 3 a greyhound racing
enthusiast AUSTRALIA, 1989
doggie cop noun a police officer working with a trained dog US, 1983
doggie pack noun a US Army combat field pack. Used derisively by
US Marines during the conflict in Vietnam
US, 1982
doggie pouch noun a small ammunition pouch used by the infantry
US, 1971
doggie straps noun rucksack straps. Vietnam war usage US, 1991
dogging noun 1 al fresco sexual activities such as exhibitionism or
voyeurism; especially of sexual activities (with multiple partners) in
parked vehicles, generally in the countryside. Originally used of the
act of spying on people having sex in parked vehicles
UK, 1998. 2 the
hunting of dingoes
AUSTRALIA, 1947
doggins noun in the illegal production of alcohol, liquor sweated out
of used barrel staves US, 1974
doggo noun a sled dog handler ANTARCTICA, 1995
doggo adjective 1 lying prone, playing dead UK, 1893. 2 of a car’s
interior, of poor quality UK, 1981 8see: DOG AND BONED
doggone adjective used as a mild, folksy euphemism for ‘damn’.
Multiple variants. Usually used with a conscious folksy effect in
mind UK, 1826
doggy noun 1 the penis BAHAMAS, 1982. 2 a railways’ platelayer UK, 1970
doggy bag; doggie bag noun 1 a bag in which uneaten food from
a restaurant is packed and taken home US, 1947. 2 acondomUK, 1998
doggy do noun dog excrement AUSTRALIA, 1995
doghole; doghole mine noun a small mine employing less than 15

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

youth usage
US, 1982
do-gooder noun a well-intentioned person who believes in and
supports charity. The term suggests both a naivite and a slightly
cloying sense of self-righteousness US, 1927
dog out verb 1 to keep a look out UK, 1966. 2 to criticise harshly US,
1986
Dogpatch nickname a neighbourhood of bars and shops near the Da
Nang US Air Base during the Vietnam war. Dogpatch was the
stereotypical Appalachian town in Al Capp’s Li’il Abner comic strip,
which was very popular in the US during the Vietnam war
US, 1975
dog-behind | Dogpatch 208
dog pile noun the pile of skiers or snowboarders produced when one
falls while dismounting from a lift
US, 1990
dogpile verb 1 to jump onto someone or onto a group of people US,
1945
. 2 to post many critical comments in response to a posting on
an Internet discussion group
US, 1995
dog-piss adjective inferior, shabby US, 1971
dog puncher noun a driver of sled dogs CANADA, 1964
dog race noun in horse racing, a race featuring cheap racehorses US,
1951
dog-rob verb to acquire through scrounging or pilfering US, 1919
dog-robber noun 1 an officer’s assistant US, 1863. 2 a person assigned
the most menial of tasks, especially the acquisition of difficult-to-
acquire goods and services US, 1974. 3 in the film and television
industries, a person whose job it is to find difficult-to-find goods

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

(!) UK, 1961
dog’s dick noun a mess, a disgusting mess. A variation of DOG’S
DINNER
(a mess) UK, 2003
dog’s dinner noun 1 used as a comparison for someone who is
smartly dressed, stylishly or formally-attired. Variants of the com-
parison include ‘dolled up like a dog’s dinner’; ‘done up like a
dog’s dinner’; ‘dressed up like a dogs dinner’; and ‘got up like a
dog’s dinner’ UK, 1936. 2 a mess, a disgusting mess UK, 1997
dog’s disease noun influenza or gastro-enteritis or malaria or a
hangover, etc AUSTRALIA, 1890
dog’s eye noun a meat pie. Rhyming slang AUSTRALIA, 1988
dog shift noun a work shift in the middle of the night US, 1977
dogshit noun 1 anything or anyone considered to be worthless or
disgusting US, 1968. 2 Italian sausage US, 1996. 3 the epitome of
feeling wretched or ill UK, 1999
dogshit adjective worthless or disgusting US, 1967
dog show noun in the military, an inspection of the feet US, 1949
dog’s lipstick noun the uncircumcised penis when erect. From an
image of the head of the penis extending beyond the protection
of the foreskin in a manner reminiscent of a lipstick protruding
beyond its decorative protective casing; the reference to a dog is
open to interpretation
UK, 2003
dog’s lunch noun a physically repulsive person US, 1964
dog soldier noun a common soldier US, 1950
dog squad noun undercover police AUSTRALIA, 1967
dogster noun a member of the Mongrel Mob, a New Zealand prison
gang
NEW ZEALAND, 2000

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

doh! used for registering frustration when things fail to turn out as
planned, or at the relisation that you have said something foolish.
Popularly associated with, and a catchphrase of, Homer Simpson
in the television cartoon The Simpsons (since 1987)
UK, 1945
doight! used for expressing distress. A wildly popular catchphrase
verbalization from The Simpsons television cartoon US, 1994
doily noun atoupeeUS, 1952
do in verb 1 to kill UK, 1905. 2 to injure UK, 1905. 3 to exhaust. Thus
DONE IN (exhausted) UK, 1917. 4 to defeat, to beat AUSTRALIA, 1916.
< do yourself in to commit suicide. A personalised variation of
the first meaning UK, 1999
doing a party noun a tactic employed when performing a three-
card-trick: a confederate of the card sharp pretends to be winning
so as to encourage the unsuspecting to stake heavily
UK, 1977
doings noun 1 used as a collective noun for unspecified necessities.
Generally as ‘the doings’ UK, 1919. 2 excrement UK, 1967
doink noun a socially inept, out-of-touch person US, 1968
do it! used as an exhortation to experience life rather than analyse
it US, 1968
do -it fluid noun alcoholic drink. Based on the observed effect of
alcohol on sexual inhibition US, 1980
do it now! a catchphrase in jocular or semi-irrelevant use. Originally
a business slogan; first recorded in this use in 1927 but dating
from no later than 1910, and still common in 1965
AUSTRALIA, 1927
do it the hard way! used in derision to an awkward worker who is
struggling with a task. Often preceded by ‘that’s right!’ and
occasionally completed with ‘standing up in a hammock’

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, 2003
dollar noun 1 five shillings. Dating from those happy days when the
rate of exchange was US$4 to £1
UK, 1848. 2 a variety of MDMA, the
recreational drug best known as ecstasy UK, 1996. 3 money UK, 2000
dollar nickname Route 100 in eastern Pennsylvania US, 1977
dollar ride noun an orientation flight on a military aircraft US, 1975
dollars noun a type of bet in an illegal numbers game lottery US, 1957
dollars to doughnut adverb at very high odds, indicating a high
degree of certainty
US, 1984
dollop noun a lump; hence, in a figurative sense, a clumsy individ-
ual; a formless mess – ‘a dollop of custard’. From an earlier sense
(a tuft of grass) UK, 1812
dollop; dollop out verb to share out a formless mess. From the
noun sense
UK, 2000
doll’s eyes noun eyes rolling upward, suggesting neurological
depression US, 1989
doll shop noun a brothel US, 1990
doll’s house noun a prison. Most likely inspired by the toy and not
the Ibsen play UK, 1996
doll up verb to dress up, to refine US, 1906
dolly noun 1 the vagina. In the C19, a ‘dolly’ was a ‘penis’, possibly
from a ‘child’s dolly’ (a toy a girl might play with); equally, it could
derive from ‘washing dolly’ (a device plunged in and out of wet
laundry). The etymology here is likely to be the former: ‘Can I play
with your dolly?’
UK, 2001. 2 an attractive young woman. Very much
a word of its time

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

do lo adverb secret. An abbreviation of DOWNLOW US, 1999
dolphin noun 1 a variety of MDMA, the recreational drug best known
as ecstasy
UK, 1996. 2 a flaccid penis US, 1995. < wax the dolphin of
a male, to masturbate
US, 2002
dolphin ball noun in pinball, a ball that stays in play for a relatively
long period without scoring many points
US, 1977
DOM noun an older homosexual who is attracted to younger men
and boys; a dirty old man
US, 1966
dom adjective 1 sexually dominant US, 1989. 2 stupid, dumb. An
Afrikaans word in the South African English colloquial vocabulary
SOUTH AFRICA, 1942
dom; domme noun 1 a dominatrix US, 2002. 2 the dominant
performer in a pornographic sex scene US, 2000. 3 a sexual domi-
nant in sadomasochistic sexual relationships
US, 1989. 4 aperson’s
room, apartment or house. A shortened variant of the more
common DOMMY US, 1959
do me a favour; do me noun a neighbour. Rhyming slang. Like
many next door neighbours the rhyme is not quite perfect UK, 1998
do me a favour! used for expressing disbelief and refutation of a
point or suggestion just raised
UK, 1958
dome doily noun ahatUS, 1947
do me good noun a Woo dbine cigarette. Rhyming slang that evolved
during World War 1, and survived in mid-C20 as an expression of
defiance when cigarettes were scientifically linked with cancer UK,

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

dona juanita noun marijuana. A Spanish ‘Lady Jane’ US, 1938
Donald Duck verb to have sexual intercourse. Rhyming slang for
FUCK AUSTRALIA, 1983
Donald Duck; donald noun 1 an act of sexual intercourse. Rhyming
slang for
FUCK AUSTRALIA, 1983. 2 by extension, a ‘fuck’ in all other
senses. Rhyming slang, from the Disney cartoon character
UK, 1992.
3 luck. Rhyming slang, from the Disney cartoon character UK, 1979
Donald Ducked adjective exhausted. Rhyming slang for FUCKED UK,
1988
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Donald Duck Navy noun the anti-submarine fleet of the US Navy
US, 1947
Donald Duck suit noun the blue uniform of sailors in the US Navy
US, 1972
Donald Peers; donalds noun the ears. Rhyming slang, formed on
the name of popular singer and recording artist Donald Peers,
1909–73
UK, 1984
Donald Trump noun an act of defecation. Rhyming slang for DUMP;
based on celebrated US businessman Donald Trump (b.1946),
possibly an extravagant play on New York landmark Trump Tower
UK, 2002
donar noun a steady girlfriend US, 1993
don dada noun a very important person. Rasta patois for ‘TOP DOG,
highest of all dons’ JAMAICA, 2003
donder; donner noun used as an abusive term of address or
reference, a bastard. From Afrikaans donder (a scoundrel)
SOUTH

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

US, 1942
donkey noun 1 a black person US, 1857. 2 a manual labourer US, 1932.
3 afoolUK, 1840. 4 (especially in South Australia) a lift on a bicycle
AUSTRALIA, 1981. 5 a resident of Guernsey (in the Channel Islands)
according to those on Jersey UK, 1991. < pull your donkey (used
of a male) to masturbate US, 1990
donkey verb (especially in South Australia) to give someone a lift on
a bicycle AUSTRALIA, 1981
donkey days noun a very long time BAHAMAS, 1982
donkey deep adjective enthusiastically engaged NEW ZEALAND, 1998
donkey dick noun 1 a man with a large penis; a large penis US, 1980.
2 sausage; unidentified pressed meat US, 1968. 3 theflexiblespout
attached to the opening of a container US, 1990. 4 a large electrical
cable connector US, 1990. 5 a prolonged, insatiable erection due to
extended heroin use US, 1997
donkey doctor noun a mechanic who works on donkey engines US,
2003
donkey jammer noun the operator of a donkey (auxiliary) engine
CANADA, 1953
donkey-lick verb to defeat convincingly AUSTRALIA, 1890
donkey punch noun during homosexual anal intercourse, a sharp
blow given by the active partner to the passive partner’s kidneys.
The sudden pain from the blow causes a clenching of the
buttocks and tightening of the rectal passage, thereby enhancing
the pleasure of the penetrating participant
UK, 2005
donkey-puncher noun the operator of a donkey engine US, 1920
donkey’s ages noun a very long time. A variation of DONKEY’S YEARS
UK
, 1984

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

name of football manager Don Revie, 1927–89, and probably
coined during his tenure in charge of the England team (1974–78)
UK, 1998
don’t noun in craps, a bet against the shooter US, 1950
don’t ask, don’t tell used as a humorous, if jaded, reminder that
some things are best left unknown. An adage coined to describe
the official approach to homosexuals in the US military under the
Clinton administration; a soldier would not be asked about his or
her sexual preference, but would be expected not to reveal their
homosexuality
US, 1993
don’t be rude noun food. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
don’t call us, we’ll call you used as a catchphrase that is generally
understood to be a polite, or not-so-polite, rejection of an appli-
cation for employment. Adopted from the world of entertainment
where it is traditionally supposed to signal the end of an
unsuccessful audition
US, 1968
don’t-care-damn adjective entirely indifferent GRENADA, 1976
don’t-care-ish adjective apathetic, indifferent US, 1927
don’t come the raw pr awn do not attempt to dupe me. Military
slang from World War 2. The literal meaning of this phrase has not
been satisfactorily explained. ‘Prawn’ has been used in Australia
since C19 to mean ‘fool’, so a ‘raw prawn’ could mean a ‘naive
fool’, and if ‘come’ is to be understood as ‘to act the part of’, the
phrase would imply trying to dupe someone by feigned ignorance.
Some have defined ‘raw prawn’ as ‘something far-fetched, difficult
to swallow’, if this is so, then ‘come’ would mean ‘perpetrate’,
which is also possible
AUSTRALIA, 1948

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

instance, a worker going on holiday to workmates left behind UK,
1984
doo noun a skidoo, used for transport over ice and snow ANTA RCTICA,
2003
doob; doub noun an amphetamine pill or other central nervous
system stimulant UK, 1969
doobage noun marijuana US, 1985
doober noun a marijuana cigarette US, 2000
doobie; dooby; doob; dube noun 1 a marijuana cigarette. The
earliest identification is as ‘Negro slang for a marijuana roach’. A
belief persists that the term was spawned from the 1950s
American children’s television show, Romper Room, in which
children were urged to be ‘good do-be’s’. Alternative spelling with
a ‘u’ for ‘dubee’ and ‘dubbe’
US, 1967. 2 a pill UK, 2002
doobie-head noun a smoker of marijuana in cigarette-fashion, 1999
doobious adjective under the influence of marijuana. A play with the
conventional ‘dubious’ and DOOBIE (a marijuana cigarette) US, 1986
doobry noun used as a replacement for any noun that the user
cannot or does not wish to specify UK, 1950s
dooby noun marijuana UK, 2000
dooce verb to be dismissed from employment for the contents of a
‘blog’ (an on-line diary), website or other shared journal. Named
after www.dooce.com; established in 2001 by Los Angeles website
designer Heather Armstrong, who is credited with coining the
word, and who, in 2002, was fired from her job for publishing
stories about her workmates on her website US, 2005
doocing noun dismissal from employment for the contents of a
‘blog’ (an on-line diary), website or other shared journal. From the
verb sense

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,

1979
doo-doo noun 1 excrement, literal or figurative. Also as ‘do-do’. A
child’s euphemism; by reduplication of ‘do’ or ‘doo’ (excrement)
US, 1948. 2 trouble US, 1989
doody; dooty noun excrement. Childish US, 1969
doof noun 1 dance music AUSTRALIA, 1998. 2 a dance music aficionado
AUSTRALIA, 1998. 3 a party open to the public, often announced and
cited clanedestinely, featuring drugs, music and sensory overload
AUSTRALIA, 2002. 4 a slow-witted person, a fool. Originally a Scottish
dialect word US, 1971
doof verb to hit someone UK: SCO TLAND, 1988
doofah; doofer noun a thing, a gadget, an unnamed article.
Probably from the sense that such an article will ‘do for now’ UK,
1945
doofball noun an inept social outcast US, 1977
doofer noun a dance music aficionado AUSTRALIA, 1998
doofing noun dance music AUSTRALIA, 1997
doofus; dufus noun 1 a dolt, a fool US, 1955. 2 in caving and pot-
holing, an inept cave. A specialist variation US, 2004
doohickey noun an object the exact name of which escapes the
speaker US, 1914
doojigger noun an object the name of which escapes the speaker US,
1927
dook noun 1 in the gambling game two-up, a throw of heads three
times in a row AUSTRALIA, 1966. 2 ahandAUSTRALIA, 1924. 3 afist
AUSTRALIA, 1977. 4 (especially in Western Australia) a playing marble.
Has the short vowel of ‘book’ and may be spelt ‘doog’
AUSTRALIA,
1965
dook verb 1 to pass or hand over something secretly AUSTRALIA, 1915.

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
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