Dobie

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Dobermann dog. informal
  2. 2
    Alternative form of dhobi (“laundryman or washerman”). alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. 2
    A locality in the Rural City of Ararat, central western Victoria, Australia

Etymology

Etymology 1

Diminutive + -ie.

Etymology 2

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.

Related phrases

Dobies Bight

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