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dougie

/ˈdʌɡi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
dougie
IPA
/ˈdʌɡi/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive of the male given names Douglas, Dougal, and Doug.

noun

A hip-hop dance generally performed by moving one's body in a shimmy style and passing a hand through or near the hair on one's own head.

verb

To perform this dance.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Doug + -ie.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dougies (plural) dougies (present, singular) dougying (participle, present) dougied (participle, past) dougied (past)

Rhymes With

boogie boogie-woogie doogie zeebrugge buggy moon buggy muggy druggie huggy druggy puggy sluggy

Questions

How do you pronounce dougie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʌɡi/.
What does dougie mean?
A diminutive of the male given names Douglas, Dougal, and Doug.
Where does dougie come from?
From Doug + -ie.

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