Doney

name, noun, slang

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

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of dhoni. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    girl, sweetheart, darling, young woman, woman colloquial

    "May 7, 1927, Uncle Dave Macon, "Tell Her To Come Back Home", Vocalion 5153"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
doney galdoney gal

Example

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"The rope the doney was tied to had broken."

Etymology

Perhaps from Catalan dona or Spanish doña; perhaps introduced to England by sailors who had visited Spanish or Italian portshttp://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=54922&messages=35

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