dollarydoo en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollar English didgeridoo blend English dollarydoo Blend of dollar + didgeridoo. A faux-Australianism originally coined as "dollaridoos" by television writers Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein for “Bart vs. Australia”, an episode (1995) of the animated sitcom The Simpsons.
Meanings
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(Australia, informal) The Australian dollar.
2015 24 December, Cam Tyeson, Merry Christmas to All Y'all, from Yr Gr8 m8s at Pedestrian.tv, Pedestrian.tv. "And maybe spare a thought - or a spare dollarydoo or two - for those less fortunate than you.
Bandit: "I'd like that one, please." Bluey: "Four hundred dollarydoos."
2018 October 6, Joe Brumm, “The Weekend”, in Bluey, season 1, episode 6:2016 23 March, Shayen de Silva, Premiere: A picture of restlessness and weathered love, Tom Stephens will leave you heartbroken on Down to Rest, Happymag.tv. "Tickets will be available at the door for a cool 10 dollarydoos."
2019 12 May, Labor Will Pump Over $30 Million Into Aussie Music, Ban Scalpers If It Wins The Election, Musicfeeds.com.au. "Opposition leader Bill Shorten & co popped the cork on their arts funding plan at Melbourne’s Espy this weekend, allocating a mouth-watering $20 million dollarydoos to the Australian Music Live Music Fund to support live music venues, hotels, restaurants, cafes, festivals, precinct events and musos."
Bruno: "Nine hundred dollaridoos? Tobias! Did you accept a six-hour collect call from the States?" Tobias: "It was an emergency call from the International Drainage Commission in Springfield." Bruno: "Oh my God! There's nothing wrong with the bidet, is there?"
1995 February 19, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, “Bart vs. Australia”, in The Simpsons, season 6, episode 17, production code 2F13:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dollarydoos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
wikipedia: Josh Weinstein · wikipedia: Bart vs. Australia · wikipedia: Bill Oakley · wikipedia: The Simpsons