Donald

//ˈdɑn.əld// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of Donald Trump (“a dump, an act of defecation”). Cockney, abbreviation, alt-of, slang

    "‘But I'm overdue for a Donald. You lot squabble amongst yourselves.’ He stole Catherine's newspaper on the way out."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Scottish Gaelic. countable, uncountable

    ""Country?" replied Cuddie; "ou, the country's weel eneugh, and it werena that dour deevil, Calver'se, ( they ca' him Dundee now) that's stirring about yet in the Highlands, they say, with a' the Donalds, and Duncans, and Dugalds, that ever wore bottomless breeks, driving about wi' him, to set things asteer again, - - -"

  2. 2
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A place name:; An unincorporated community in Long County, Georgia, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A place name:; An unincorporated community in the town of Pershing, Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A place name:; A community regarded as a ghost town west of Golden, British Columbia, Canada. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A place name:; A town in the Shire of Buloke, western Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable

Example

More examples

"Donald doesn't like people who speak ill of others."

Etymology

Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall and reinforced by Medieval Latin Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Old Irish Domnall, from Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos (“prince / chief of the world”). Doublet of Domhnall.

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