doobry

doobry
n
British
1.
an unspecified thing, thingummy, or a person whose name is forgotten or unknown. This invented word has existed at least since the 1950s.
2.
an amphetamine tablet or other pill. This is probably a narrowing of the pre-ceding sense and was popular among the mods of the 1960s, although the plu-ral doobs was the more common alterna-tive. 'Doobry', in this drug-related sense, has also been derived from 'double-blues', a particular type of pep pill.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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Look at other dictionaries:

  • doobry — noun Something not named; a thingy or whatsit …   Wiktionary

  • doobry — • a nonsensical word used when you forget the name of something, like a thingy …   Londonisms dictionary

  • doobry — [ du:bri] (also doobrey or doobrie) noun (plural doobries or doobreys du:brɪz) Brit. informal another term for doodah. Origin 1950s: of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • doob — n 1. British an amphetamine pill. The singular form of the more common doobs. 2. the penis. This rare usage is either an invention or a shortening of doobry …   Contemporary slang

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