Dottie

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of dhoti. alt-of, obsolete
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of dotty (“shotgun”). Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy, also spelled Dotty, and sometimes also used as a formal given name.

    "She smells like expensive soap and her teeth are shiny-white. She does not in any way look like her name. It's not her fault that she was born in a time when people believed in names like Wanda, Dottie and Betty. She's more of a Vanessa or Paulina."

Synonyms

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beltwaistband

Example

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"She smells like expensive soap and her teeth are shiny-white. She does not in any way look like her name. It's not her fault that she was born in a time when people believed in names like Wanda, Dottie and Betty. She's more of a Vanessa or Paulina."

Etymology

From Dot + -ie.

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