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doogheno

doogheno noun: something or someone good.

Noun

doogheno

  1. (obsolete, costermongers) Something or someone good.
    • Some sound of dismay must have escaped my lips, for Jo narrowed his eyes on me. 'Doogheno or dabheno?' he asked in a low voice, unable to diagnose it for himself.2012, Anthony Quinn, The Streets, →ISBN, page 196
    Antonyms:
    dabeno, trosseno

Adjective

doogheno (comparative more doogheno, superlative most doogheno)

  1. (obsolete, costermongers) Good.
    • Business topics are discussed in a most peculiar style. One man takes the pipe from his mouth and says, "Bill made a doogheno hit this morning." "Jem," says another, to a man just entering, "you'll stand a top o' reeb?" "On," answers Jem, "I've had a trosseno tol, and have been doing dab."1851, Henry Mayhew, “Habits and Amusements of Costermongers”, in London Labour and the London Poor, volume 1, page 11
    Synonyms:
    doog
    Antonyms:
    dab, trosseno

Synonyms of doogheno

Antonyms

Forms of doogheno

comparativemore doogheno
superlativemost doogheno

Origin of doogheno

Back slang for one good or good one.

Questions about doogheno

What does doogheno mean?
Doogheno means something or someone good.
What part of speech is doogheno?
Doogheno can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near doogheno in the dictionary

  1. doofus
  2. doofuses
  3. doofy
  4. doog
  5. doogh
  6. doogheno
  7. Doogie
  8. Doogie mice
  9. Doogie mouse
  10. Doohan
  11. doohickey

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