doll

Some fine day we may have the country raised, and the gendarmes down upon us from Strasburg, and all owing to your pretty doll, with her cunning ways of coming over you.

1861, Elizabeth Gaskell, The Grey Woman:

"They didn't sell cigarettes where you were, doll?" Palmer asked.

(US, Australia, dated) A term of endearment: darling, sweetheart.

2017, Chunk in "Skate-lebrity", The ZhuZhus
Ow! These things are defective. Pipsqueak, be a doll, I need a new pair, pronto!

(US, dated) A good-natured, cooperative or helpful girl.

On a beautiful spring morning, after the “dolls and chains” had been removed to allow the horses room to pass through, in galloping “across the flat,” […]

1885, William Day, The Racehorse in Training, page 87:

The signals are on a three-doll bracket post; one doll carries two [signal] arms, one above the other.

1943 March and April, “Notes and News: Peculiar Distant Signals on L.N.E.R”, in Railway Magazine, page 116:

(rail transport) A short signal post mounted on a bracket mounted on the main signal post, or on a signal gantry.

Each night she looked at the bottle of Seconals with affection. She never could do this without the dolls. She would have spent sleepless nights, smoking, worrying—and she would have lost her nerve.

1966, Jacqueline Susann, Valley of the Dolls, page 227:

(slang) A barbiturate or amphetamine pill.

en-noun

doll (plural dolls or (Internet slang) dollz)

desc

→ Kashubian: dolka (Canada, United States, New Zealand)

From Doll, a popular pet form of Dorothy.


doll

Der Schlag war nicht doll, aber er hat mich genau auf die Nase getroffen.

The blow wasn't hard, but it hit me right in the nose.

(informal) firm, hard, forceful, strong (of actions, also of emotions)

Ich geb ja zu, dass es keine dolle Idee war.

Well, I do admit it wasn't a very good idea.

(colloquial, chiefly in negation or sarcastically) good, great, satisfactory

Na, das is’ ja ’n dolles Ding!

(colloquial, with Ding) extraordinary, remarkable

de-adj

doll (strong nominative masculine singular doller, comparative doller, superlative am dollsten)

doller (masculine nominative singular strong)
doller (comparative)
am dollsten (superlative)
doll (masculine predicative singular)
doll (feminine predicative singular)
doll (neuter predicative singular)
doll (plural predicative)
doller (masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
dolle (feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
dolles (neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
dolle (nominative plural strong without-article)
dollen (genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
doller (feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
dollen (genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
doller (genitive plural strong without-article)
dollem (dative masculine singular strong without-article)
doller (dative feminine singular strong without-article)
dollem (dative neuter singular strong without-article)
dollen (dative plural strong without-article)
dollen (accusative masculine singular strong without-article)
dolle (accusative feminine singular strong without-article)
dolles (accusative neuter singular strong without-article)
dolle (accusative plural strong without-article)
der dolle (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die dolle (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das dolle (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die dollen (definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des dollen (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der dollen (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des dollen (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der dollen (definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem dollen (dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der dollen (dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem dollen (dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den dollen (dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den dollen (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die dolle (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das dolle (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die dollen (accusative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein doller (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine dolle (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein dolles (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
dollen (indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine dollen (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines dollen (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer dollen (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines dollen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
dollen (genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner dollen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem dollen (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer dollen (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem dollen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
dollen (dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen dollen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen dollen (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine dolle (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein dolles (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
dollen (accusative indefinite mixed plural)
keine dollen (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
doller (comparative masculine predicative singular)
doller (comparative feminine predicative singular)
doller (comparative neuter predicative singular)
doller (comparative plural predicative)
dollerer (comparative masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
dollere (comparative feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
dolleres (comparative neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
dollere (comparative nominative plural strong without-article)
dolleren (comparative genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
dollerer (comparative feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
dolleren (comparative genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
dollerer (comparative genitive plural strong without-article)
dollerem (comparative dative masculine singular strong without-article)
dollerer (comparative dative feminine singular strong without-article)
dollerem (comparative dative neuter singular strong without-article)
dolleren (comparative dative plural strong without-article)
dolleren (accusative comparative masculine singular strong without-article)
dollere (accusative comparative feminine singular strong without-article)
dolleres (accusative comparative neuter singular strong without-article)
dollere (accusative comparative plural strong without-article)
der dollere (comparative definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die dollere (comparative definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das dollere (comparative definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die dolleren (comparative definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des dolleren (comparative definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der dolleren (comparative definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des dolleren (comparative definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der dolleren (comparative definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem dolleren (comparative dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der dolleren (comparative dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem dolleren (comparative dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den dolleren (comparative dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den dolleren (accusative comparative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die dollere (accusative comparative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das dollere (accusative comparative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die dolleren (accusative comparative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein dollerer (comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine dollere (comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein dolleres (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
dolleren (comparative indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine dolleren (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines dolleren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer dolleren (comparative feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines dolleren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
dolleren (comparative genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner dolleren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem dolleren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer dolleren (comparative dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem dolleren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
dolleren (comparative dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen dolleren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen dolleren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine dollere (accusative comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein dolleres (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
dolleren (accusative comparative indefinite mixed plural)
keine dolleren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
am dollsten (masculine predicative singular superlative)
am dollsten (feminine predicative singular superlative)
am dollsten (neuter predicative singular superlative)
am dollsten (plural predicative superlative)
dollster (masculine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
dollste (feminine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
dollstes (neuter nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
dollste (nominative plural strong superlative without-article)
dollsten (genitive masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
dollster (feminine genitive singular strong superlative without-article)
dollsten (genitive neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
dollster (genitive plural strong superlative without-article)
dollstem (dative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
dollster (dative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
dollstem (dative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
dollsten (dative plural strong superlative without-article)
dollsten (accusative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
dollste (accusative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
dollstes (accusative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
dollste (accusative plural strong superlative without-article)
der dollste (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular superlative weak)
die dollste (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular superlative weak)
das dollste (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular superlative weak)
die dollsten (definite includes-article nominative plural superlative weak)
des dollsten (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der dollsten (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular superlative weak)
des dollsten (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
der dollsten (definite genitive includes-article plural superlative weak)
dem dollsten (dative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der dollsten (dative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
dem dollsten (dative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
den dollsten (dative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
den dollsten (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
die dollste (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
das dollste (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
die dollsten (accusative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
ein dollster (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular superlative)
eine dollste (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular superlative)
ein dollstes (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular superlative)
dollsten (indefinite mixed nominative plural superlative)
keine dollsten (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural superlative)
eines dollsten (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer dollsten (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
eines dollsten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
dollsten (genitive indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keiner dollsten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einem dollsten (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer dollsten (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
einem dollsten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
dollsten (dative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keinen dollsten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einen dollsten (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
eine dollste (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
ein dollstes (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
dollsten (accusative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keine dollsten (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)

Occasionally found in older texts, but chiefly introduced to standard German during the 20th century from Central German and German Low German dialects, from northern Middle High German dol and Middle Low German dol, from Old Saxon dol, from Proto-Germanic *dulaz. Doublet of toll (“great; crazy”), which compare.


doll

Du musst doller drücken, sonst geht es nicht.

You need to push harder, otherwise it won't work.

Wir feiern laut und doll bis alle auf den Tischen springen / Und am Höhepunkt der Party fangen wir laut an zu singen.

1995, “Meh' Bier”, in Auf einem Auge blöd, performed by Fettes Brot:

We party hard and loudly until everyone climbs the tables / And in the party's climax we start singing loudly.

(informal) firmly, hard, forcefully, vehemently, strong (of actions, also of emotions)


doll

From Middle Low German and Old Saxon dol, from Proto-Germanic *dulaz.