"loony dooker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: loony dookers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} loony dooker (plural loony dookers)
  1. (Scotland) Someone who participates in the annual Loony Dook event, in which people dive into the freezing waters of the Firth of Forth on New Year's Day. Tags: Scotland Synonyms: dooker
    Sense id: en-loony_dooker-en-noun-7lqe5FUV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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