Standard Lemma guide

dood

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A riding camel or dromedary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Eye dialect spelling of dude.

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Usage: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of doot.

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Usage: Hong-Kong, alt-of, alternative

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4

verb

Meaning 4

Alternative form of doot.

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Usage: Hong-Kong, alt-of, alternative

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History

Etymology

Back-formation from dudhwallah, doodwallah (“milk-man”, literally “milk-ward”), reinterpreting the wallah of milk as a wallah of camels by dint of misremembrance of the Bengali word for “camel” which is উট (uṭ).