Dictionary

doo en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /dʉː/ (Australia)
• /du/ (US)
• do͞o (UK)
• do͞o (US)
• (US) audio
• /duː/ (UK)

Etymology

1950s, from child speak.

Meanings

1. (childish) feces, particularly that of a dog.

Synonyms

poo · poop · poo-poo · BM · doo-doo · doody

doo en · INTJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /dʉː/ (Australia)
• /du/ (US)
• do͞o (UK)
• do͞o (US)
• (US) audio
• /duː/ (UK)

Meanings

1. Used as a scat word in singing.
   • (Ever feel like you've just entered... The Twilight Zone? Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo....) 1995, Phil Farrand, The Nitpicker's Guide for Next Generation Trekkers: Volume 2:
   • […] the bloke who sang about coloured girls going 'doo de doo de doo doo d'de doo de doo de doo' had once had this thing with the guy who produced the debut albums by the Stooges and Patti Smith. 2006, Steve Taylor, A to X of Alternative Music, page 272:

Relateds

doo-wop

doo en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /dʉː/ (Australia)
• /du/ (US)
• do͞o (UK)
• do͞o (US)
• (US) audio
• /duː/ (UK)

Etymology

Clipping of Skidoo.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:Antarctica) A snowmobile.
   • If you know what it means to be a “fidlet” going for a “jolly” in your “doo”, then you are part of an exclusive club that speaks colloquial Antarctic English. 2024 June 20, Eva Corlett, “Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2024:

Forms

Deriveds

yabba dabba doo · fuck-a-doodle-doo · whoopee-doo · doo-wopper · whoopee doo · whoop-de-doo · whoop-dee-doo · doo-hickey · zip-a-dee-doo-dah · doo-dad · doo wop · whoopdee doo · in deep doo-doo · cock-a-doodle-doo · woopy-doo · whoop de doo · woopy doo · yaba daba doo · doo-woppy · whoop dee doo · whoopy doo · woopty doo · yabba-dabba-doo · whoopy-doo · dog-doo

Relateds

king of the doos