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doodly-squat
nounLow
/ˌduːdli ˈskwɒt/absolutely nothing; a very small or worthless amount.
doofus
nounMedium
/ˈduːfəs/A foolish, incompetent, or stupid person.
doohan
nounVery Low
/ˈduː.ən/A proper noun, primarily a surname of Irish/Scottish origin. In contemporary use, it is most strongly associated with the Australian racing driver and seven-time MotoGP world champion Mick Doohan, and by extension, his son, motorcycle racer Jack Doohan.
doohickey
nounLow
/ˈduːˌhɪk.i/A small, often unspecified, device or gadget.
dook
nounverbLow
/duːk/To dip or plunge something, especially briefly, into water or another liquid.
dooket
nounVery low
/ˈduːkɪt/A Scottish term for a small dock or berthing place for boats, or a ticket or permit for market trading.
doolan
nounExtremely Low
/ˈduːlən/A rare and chiefly Scottish surname, also sometimes used as a placename or nickname.
doolie
nounLow (Rare/Technical)
/ˈduːli/A military term for a cadet in their first year at a U.S. service academy, particularly the U.S. Air Force Academy.
doolittle
nounLow (primarily literary/historical/humorous)
/ˈduːˌlɪt(ə)l/A person who is lazy, idle, or avoids work; someone who does very little.
dooly
nounVery Low / Obsolete
/ˈduːli/A simple, often hand-carried litter or palanquin used in South Asia, typically for transporting people.
doom
nounverbverb-transitiveB2
/duːm/A terrible fate, death, destruction, or ruin that is certain to happen.
doom and gloom
nounB2-C1
/ˌduːm ən ˈɡluːm/A pervasive atmosphere or feeling of pessimism, hopelessness, and impending disaster.
doom palm
nounlow
/ˈduːm ˌpɑːm/a tall, fan-leaved palm tree (Hyphaene thebaica) native to northeast Africa and the Middle East, also called gingerbread palm or doum palm; historically, its fruit was important in ancient Egyptian culture.
doomed
adjectiveverbB2
/duːmd/Certain to fail, suffer death, or experience an unpleasant outcome; destined to a terrible fate.
doomsayer
nounC1
/ˈduːmˌseɪ.ər/A person who habitually predicts or warns of impending disaster, calamity, or the end of the world.
doomscroll
verb-ambitransitiveC2
/ˈduːmskrəʊl/The act of compulsively scrolling through negative news and social media content.
doomscrolling
nounMedium
/ˈduːmskrəʊlɪŋ/The act of compulsively scrolling through a large quantity of negative online news or social media content, despite its distressing nature.
doomsday
adjectivenounC1
/ˈduːmz.deɪ/The final day of the world's existence; the end of the world, especially in a religious or catastrophic context.
doomsday book
nounLow
/ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk/The historical record of a great survey of England completed in 1086 on the orders of William the Conqueror.
doomsdayer
nounLow
/ˈduːmzˌdeɪ.ər/A person who constantly predicts disaster, catastrophe, or the end of the world.

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