doy
- (international standards)ISO 639-3language code forDompo.
Unknown. Possibly related todoylem(“a stupid person; an idiot”).
doy
- Disdainful indication that something isobvious; seeduh.
- Synonyms:obviously;duh;no duh(Australian, American);no shit;no shit, Sherlock;you don't say;no kidding
—Wow, he looks pretty angry. —Doy!
Often intentionallydrawled for emphasis.
Possibly an alteration ofjoy.[1]
doy (pluraldoys)
- (Yorkshire, dialectal, endearing)Aterm of address to a youngchild.
1872,John Hartley, “A Hawpoth”, inYorkshire Ditties: Second Series, Wakefield, West Yorkshire: William Nicholson & Sons,page112:Whear is thi' Daddydoy? Whear is thi' mam? / What are ta cryin for, poor little lamb?
1886, “Sweep! oh! Sweep!”, inYorkshire Tales: First Series, London: W. Nicholson and Sons,page30:[…] an' then as aw caught seet o'th' three littledoys 'at wor crooidled up i'th' winder corner, tryin' to keep warm, ther little nooases lukkin like three half-ripe cherries wi' a drop o' dew glistenin' on 'em, aw thowt, better net just yet for their sake.
FromLatindō(“I give”).
- IPA(key): /ˈdoi/[ˈd̪oi̯]
- Rhymes:-oi
- Syllabification:doy
doy
- first-personsingularpresentindicative ofdar
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