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dollarydoo

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The Australian dollar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, informal

Examples

  • 2015 24 December, Cam Tyeson, Merry Christmas to All Y'all, from Yr Gr8 m8s at Pedestrian.tv, Pedestrian.tv. "And maybe spare a thought - or a spare dollarydoo or two - for those less fortunate than you.
  • 2016 23 March, Shayen de Silva, Premiere: A picture of restlessness and weathered love, Tom Stephens will leave you heartbroken on Down to Rest, Happymag.tv. "Tickets will be available at the door for a cool 10 dollarydoos."
  • 2019 12 May, Labor Will Pump Over $30 Million Into Aussie Music, Ban Scalpers If It Wins The Election, Musicfeeds.com.au. "Opposition leader Bill Shorten & co popped the cork on their arts funding plan at Melbourne’s Espy this weekend, allocating a mouth-watering $20 million dollarydoos to the Australian Music Live Music Fund to support live music venues, hotels, restaurants, cafes, festivals, precinct events and musos."

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollar English didgeridoo blend English dollarydoo Blend of dollar + didgeridoo. A faux-Australianism originally coined as "dollaridoos" by television writers Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein for “Bart vs. Australia”, an episode (1995) of the animated sitcom The Simpsons.