Doy

//dɔɪ// intj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A term of address to a young child. Yorkshire, dialectal, endearing

    "Whear is thi' Daddy doy? Whear is thi' mam? / What are ta cryin for, poor little lamb?"

Intj
  1. 1
    Disdainful indication that something is obvious; see duh.

    "—Wow, he looks pretty angry. —Doy!"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
duhduhno duhno duhno kiddingno kidding

Example

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"—Wow, he looks pretty angry. —Doy!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly related to doylem (“a stupid person; an idiot”).

Etymology 2

Possibly an alteration of joy.

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