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doody en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /duːdi/

Etymology

Respelling of duty (“act of urinating or defecating”), possibly by analogy with doodoo and/or because the sense is so far removed from the usual meaning of "duty."

Meanings

  1. (US, childish, slang, uncountable, usually) Excrement, poop.
    • Petra would like to drop despondently onto a rock to pout, but you have to look before you sit, because there are goat doodies everywhere. 2007, Brian Bouldrey, Honorable bandit: a walk across Corsica:

Forms

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dooty alternative lexicographic
doodie alternative lexicographic
doodies Number=Plur lexicographic

doody en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /duːdi/

Etymology

Respelling of duty (“act of urinating or defecating”), possibly by analogy with doodoo and/or because the sense is so far removed from the usual meaning of "duty."

Meanings

  1. (US, childish, intransitive, slang) To defecate, poop.
    • Something smells poopy! It's okay if you just doodied, because we have LOTS of paper towels and extra socks. 2014, Jason James Johnson, Catbug Says, →ISBN:

Forms

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doodies Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
doodie alternative lexicographic
doodied Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
doodied Tense=Past lexicographic
doodying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dooty alternative lexicographic

Relateds

dooky · doo-doo

doody en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /duːdi/

Meanings

  1. (historical) A copper coin of India.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
doodies Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

howdy doody · indeedy-doody