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dormie

dormie adjective: in match play, leading the match by the same number of holes as remain to be played.

Adjective

dormie (not comparable)

  1. In match play, leading the match by the same number of holes as remain to be played.

Noun

dormie (plural dormies)

  1. A dormmate; a resident of a dormitory
    • As a dormie at UC Davis, I lived in the dorms that were between the cow barns and the pig barn.2000 May 11, Charlotte L. Blackmer, “Smiley's people”, in rec.arts.books (Usenet)
    • Here's the problem. I've got a bunch of frozen burritos. I'm a starving college boy. My dormie dropped the last plate.2004 April 25, Seamus, “Feed the hungry...”, in rec.sport.disc (Usenet)

Forms of dormie

Adjective
alternative formdormy
Noun
pluraldormies

Origin of dormie

From dorm + -ie.

Questions about dormie

What does dormie mean?
Dormie means in match play, leading the match by the same number of holes as remain to be played.
What part of speech is dormie?
Dormie can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near dormie in the dictionary

  1. dormer-window
  2. dormer-windows
  3. dormered
  4. dormers
  5. dormice
  6. dormie
  7. dormient
  8. dormies
  9. dormin
  10. Dorminey
  11. Dormineys

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