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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromDoll, pet form of the given nameDorothy.[1]

The drug sense was coined and popularized bycoined by American writerJacqueline Susann in 1966 through her bookValley of the Dolls (1966) or the filmValley of the Dolls (1967).[2]

Noun

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doll (pluraldollsor(Internet slang)dollz)

  1. A smallfigure resembling ahuman being that is used as atoy.
    Hyponym:action figure
  2. (slang) An attractive young woman.
    • 1861, Elizabeth Gaskell,The Grey Woman:
      Some fine day we may have the country raised, and the gendarmes down upon us from Strasburg, and all owing to your prettydoll, with her cunning ways of coming over you.
  3. (US, Australia, slightly dated)A term of endearment:darling,sweetheart.
    • 2008, Stephen King,Willa:
      "They didn't sell cigarettes where you were,doll?" Palmer asked.
  4. (US, slightly dated) A good-natured, cooperative or helpful person.
    Won't you be adoll and fetch me a glass of water?
    • 2017, Chunk in "Skate-lebrity",The ZhuZhus
      Ow! These things are defective. Pipsqueak, be adoll, I need a new pair, pronto!
  5. The smallest or petpig in alitter.
  6. (rail transport) A shortsignal post mounted on a bracket mounted on the main signal post, or on asignal gantry.
    • 1943 March and April, “Notes and News: Peculiar Distant Signals on L.N.E.R”, inRailway Magazine, page116:
      The signals are on a three-doll bracket post; onedoll carries two [signal] arms, one above the other.
  7. (slang) Abarbiturate oramphetaminepill.
    • 1966,Jacqueline Susann,Valley of the Dolls,page227:
      Each night she looked at the bottle of Seconals with affection. She never could do this without thedolls. She would have spent sleepless nights, smoking, worrying—and she would have lost her nerve.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • → Kashubian:dolka(Canada, United States, New Zealand)
Translations
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a toy in the form of a human
slang: an attractive young woman

Verb

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doll (third-person singular simple presentdolls,present participledolling,simple past and past participledolled)

  1. Synonym ofdoll up(clarification of this definition is needed)

See also

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Etymology 2

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Probably variant of archaicdool(“boundary marker”).[3]

Noun

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doll (pluraldolls)

  1. A temporarybarrier used inhorse racing.
    • 1885, William Day,The Racehorse in Training, page87:
      On a beautiful spring morning, after the “dolls and chains” had been removed to allow the horses room to pass through, in galloping “across the flat,”[…]

Verb

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doll (third-person singular simple presentdolls,present participledolling,simple past and past participledolled)

  1. (UK, transitive) To place abarrier in front of (a section of thecourse that is to be omitted from ahorse race).
    • 2023 November 24, “Sean Quinlan: I get the frustration at fences beingdolled off because of low sun - but trust jockeys when we say it's not safe”, in(Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1]:

Etymology 3

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A shortening ofdollar.

Noun

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doll (pluraldolls)

  1. (US, obsolete) Adollar.

Etymology 4

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Noun

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doll (uncountable)

  1. Obsolete form ofdal.

Etymology 5

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Possibly same asdull (from whichMiddle Englishdoll occurs).

Verb

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doll (third-person singular simple presentdolls,present participledolling,simple past and past participledolled)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) Towarm moderately; to maketepid; tomull.[ca. 1440]

References

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  1. ^“doll1”, inLexico,Dictionary.com;Oxford University Press,2019–2022.
  2. ^“doll n.2”, inGreen’s Dictionary of Slang,Jonathon Green, 2016–present
  3. ^“doll2”, inLexico,Dictionary.com;Oxford University Press,2019–2022.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited fromLatindōlium.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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doll m (pluraldolls)

  1. stream,jet
  2. pitcher,vase

Derived terms

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Further reading

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German

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Etymology

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Occasionally found in older texts, but chiefly introduced to standard German during the 20th century fromCentral German andGerman Low German dialects, from northernMiddle High Germandol andMiddle Low Germandol, fromOld Saxondol, fromProto-Germanic*dulaz.Doublet oftoll(“great; crazy”), which compare.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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doll (strong nominative masculine singulardoller,comparativedoller,superlativeamdollsten)

  1. (informal)firm,hard,forceful,strong(of actions, also of emotions)
    Der Schlag war nichtdoll, aber er hat mich genau auf die Nase getroffen. ―The blow wasn'thard, but it hit me right in the nose.
  2. (colloquial, chiefly in negation or sarcastically)good,great,satisfactory
    Ich geb ja zu, dass es keinedolle Idee war. ―Well, I do admit it wasn't avery good idea.
  3. (colloquial, withDing)extraordinary,remarkable
    Na, das is’ ja ’ndolles Ding! ―Now, that is some news!

Usage notes

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  • The word is readily attestable in written representations of spoken and informal German. The sense “firm, hard” is now also found occasionally in more standard prose, chiefly as an adverb (see below).

Declension

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Positive forms ofdoll
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristdollsieistdollesistdollsiesinddoll
strong declension
(without article)		nominativedollerdolledollesdolle
genitivedollendollerdollendoller
dativedollemdollerdollemdollen
accusativedollendolledollesdolle
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativederdollediedolledasdollediedollen
genitivedesdollenderdollendesdollenderdollen
dativedemdollenderdollendemdollendendollen
accusativedendollendiedolledasdollediedollen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeindollereinedolleeindolles(keine)dollen
genitiveeinesdolleneinerdolleneinesdollen(keiner)dollen
dativeeinemdolleneinerdolleneinemdollen(keinen)dollen
accusativeeinendolleneinedolleeindolles(keine)dollen
Comparative forms ofdoll
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristdollersieistdolleresistdollersiesinddoller
strong declension
(without article)		nominativedollererdolleredolleresdollere
genitivedollerendollererdollerendollerer
dativedolleremdollererdolleremdolleren
accusativedollerendolleredolleresdollere
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativederdollerediedolleredasdollerediedolleren
genitivedesdollerenderdollerendesdollerenderdolleren
dativedemdollerenderdollerendemdollerendendolleren
accusativedendollerendiedolleredasdollerediedolleren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeindollerereinedollereeindolleres(keine)dolleren
genitiveeinesdollereneinerdollereneinesdolleren(keiner)dolleren
dativeeinemdollereneinerdollereneinemdolleren(keinen)dolleren
accusativeeinendollereneinedollereeindolleres(keine)dolleren
Superlative forms ofdoll
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristamdollstensieistamdollstenesistamdollstensiesindamdollsten
strong declension
(without article)		nominativedollsterdollstedollstesdollste
genitivedollstendollsterdollstendollster
dativedollstemdollsterdollstemdollsten
accusativedollstendollstedollstesdollste
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativederdollstediedollstedasdollstediedollsten
genitivedesdollstenderdollstendesdollstenderdollsten
dativedemdollstenderdollstendemdollstendendollsten
accusativedendollstendiedollstedasdollstediedollsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeindollstereinedollsteeindollstes(keine)dollsten
genitiveeinesdollsteneinerdollsteneinesdollsten(keiner)dollsten
dativeeinemdollsteneinerdollsteneinemdollsten(keinen)dollsten
accusativeeinendollsteneinedollsteeindollstes(keine)dollsten

Related terms

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Adverb

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doll

  1. (informal)firmly,hard,forcefully,vehemently,strong(of actions, also of emotions)
    Du musstdoller drücken, sonst geht es nicht. ―You need to pushharder, otherwise it won't work.
    • 1995, “Meh' Bier”, inAuf einem Auge blöd, performed by Fettes Brot:
      Wir feiern laut unddoll bis alle auf den Tischen springen / Und am Höhepunkt der Party fangen wir laut an zu singen.
      We partyhard and loudly until everyone climbs the tables / And in the party's climax we start singing loudly.

Further reading

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  • “doll” inDuden online
  • “doll” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Plautdietsch

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Low German andOld Saxondol, fromProto-Germanic*dulaz.

Adjective

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doll

  1. mad,angry,furious
  2. rabid
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