Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

do-rag

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: do-rag
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of cloth used to cover the head.

Example Sentences

"It's your business if you want to run around in spandex, sporting a do-rag or a moussed pompadour with ponytail..."
""I can pay for my own damn beer," the man in the flame do-rag says."

Etymology

From do (“hairdo”) + rag.

Inflected Forms

do-rags (plural) durag (alternative)

Questions

What does do-rag mean?: A piece of cloth used to cover the head.
Where does do-rag come from?: From do (“hairdo”) + rag.

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