dooty
dooty is the alternative spelling of doody.
dooty is the eye dialect spelling of duty.
Meaning of doody
Noun (1)
doody (usually uncountable, plural doodies)
Noun (2)
doody (plural doodies)
Meaning of duty
Noun
duty (countable and uncountable, plural duties)
- That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
- Do your duty by me! -No, we don't have a duty to keep you abreast.
- Synonyms:
- obligation
- The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
- I’m on duty from 6 pm to 6 am.
- An excise tax; especially, one on imports or exports.
- customs duty
- Synonyms:
- excise duty
- One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
- Take that which is thy duty, and goo thy waye.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew
- Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
- my duty to you1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal.
Forms of dooty
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Questions about dooty
- What is dooty the alternative spelling of?
- Dooty is the alternative spelling of doody.
Words near dooty in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: dooty (page history and authors); doody (page history and authors); duty (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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