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done thing

done thing noun: something done habitually or according to social norms, expectations, etc.

Noun

done thing (plural done things)

  1. (UK) Something done habitually or according to social norms, expectations, etc.
    • I wanted to be called Linda but Aunt Angela said that was a common name, you know, not the done thing, so I have to be Bella...1985, Susan Howatch, Wheel of Fortune
    • "I was only 18 and was having back problems so I got regular cortisone injections. It was the done thing in those days, all the players were having them."2000 August 12, Vivek Chaudhary, The Guardian

Forms of done thing

pluraldone things

Questions about done thing

What does done thing mean?
Done thing means something done habitually or according to social norms, expectations, etc.
What part of speech is done thing?
Done thing is a noun.
What is the plural of done thing?
The plural of done thing is done things.

Words near done thing in the dictionary

  1. done the rounds
  2. done the talking
  3. done the trick
  4. done the washing up
  5. done the washing-up
  6. done thing
  7. done things
  8. done time
  9. done to death
  10. done tricks on it
  11. done unto others

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