"Scooby gang" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Scooby gangs [plural]
Etymology: Derived from the cartoon Scooby-Doo, which featured a group of teenagers regularly engaged in solving mysteries. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Scooby gang (plural Scooby gangs)
  1. A small and cohesive group of people (usually teenagers) who regularly seek to solve mysteries. Categories (topical): People Related terms: Scooby snack
    Sense id: en-Scooby_gang-en-noun-sb9H83px Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2007, Alyssa Day, Atlantis Awakening: The Warriors of Poseidon, page 131:",
          "text": "\"Hey, the Scooby gang's all here,\" Ven said.",
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          "ref": "2003, Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin, Pursuit, page 175:",
          "text": "He's haunted, she thought. And from the look of things, this is one ghost that even our little Scooby Gang might have trouble getting rid of.",
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          "ref": "1999, Warren Murphy, Richard Sapir, Deadly Genes, page 165:",
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