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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A hip-hop dance generally performed by moving one's body in a shimmy style and passing a hand through or near the hair on one's own head.

Verb

1. 1
   To perform this dance. intransitive

   "Teach me how to dougie, all my bitches love me."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A diminutive of the male given names Douglas, Dougal, or Doug.

Example

More examples

"Teach me how to dougie, all my bitches love me."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Doug + -ie.

Etymology 2

From Dougie. Named after 1980s rapper Doug E. Fresh who performed similar moves.

Related phrases

hip hop

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