"doo" meaning in English

See doo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /duː/ [UK], /du/ [US], /dʉː/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-do-verb.ogg
enPR: do͞o [UK], do͞o [US] Rhymes: -uː
  1. (music) Used as a scat word in singing. Related terms: doo-wop
    Sense id: en-doo-en-intj-TR0S4X1L Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /duː/ [UK], /du/ [US], /dʉː/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-do-verb.ogg
enPR: do͞o [UK], do͞o [US] Rhymes: -uː Etymology: 1950s, from child speak. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en|title=child speak}} child speak Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} doo
  1. (childish) feces, particularly that of a dog. Tags: childish Synonyms: BM, doo-doo, doody, poo, poo-poo, poop
    Sense id: en-doo-en-noun-8o77cWok Categories (other): English onomatopoeias, Pages with 14 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 9 12 17 15 15 2 2 0 0 1 9 4 2 1 2 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /duː/ [UK], /du/ [US], /dʉː/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-do-verb.ogg Forms: doos [plural]
enPR: do͞o [UK], do͞o [US] Rhymes: -uː Etymology: Clipping of Skidoo. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Skidoo}} Clipping of Skidoo Head templates: {{en-noun}} doo (plural doos)
  1. (Antarctica) A snowmobile. Related terms: king of the doos
    Sense id: en-doo-en-noun-iWbktv6B Categories (other): Antarctic English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 21 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 9 12 17 15 15 2 2 0 0 1 9 4 2 1 2 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 8 13 19 19 1 1 0 0 0 10 5 1 1 1 14 Derived forms: cock-a-doodle-doo, dog-doo, doo-dad, doo-hickey, doo wop, doo-wopper, doo-woppy, fuck-a-doodle-doo, in deep doo-doo, whoop de doo, whoop-de-doo, whoopdee doo, whoop-dee-doo, whoop dee doo, whoopee doo, whoopee-doo, whoopy doo, whoopy-doo, woopty doo, woopy doo, woopy-doo, yaba daba doo, yabba dabba doo, yabba-dabba-doo, zip-a-dee-doo-dah
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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      "categories": [
        "Antarctic English",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              72,
              75
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2024 June 20, Eva Corlett, “Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A snowmobile."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "snowmobile",
          "snowmobile"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Antarctica",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Antarctica) A snowmobile."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "do͞o",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/duː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "do͞o",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/du/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dʉː/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-do-verb.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/53/En-us-do-verb.ogg/En-us-do-verb.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/En-us-do-verb.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "do"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dew"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "due (yod-dropping)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "doo"
}

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