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Doug

/dʌɡ/

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Australia/dɐɡ/

Doug proper noun: a diminutive of the male given name Douglas.

Proper noun

Doug

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Douglas.
    • Come and have a drink,' he said, 'and my Christian name is Douglas on this side of the Rye, mind that. Dougal Douglas at Meadows Meade and Douglas Dougal a Willis's, mind. Only a formality for the insurance cards and such.'
      'I better call you Doug, and be done with it.'1960, Muriel Spark, The Ballad of Peckham Rye, New Directions Publishing, published 1999, page 70
    • The Georgia Republican Party and US Rep. Doug Collins, a Georgia Republican who’s leading the Trump campaign’s recount efforts in the state, on Tuesday requested a pre-certification “manual hand recount of every ballot cast within the State of Georgia” for president.2020 November 11, Veronica Stracqualursi, “Georgia to conduct full by-hand count of presidential race ballots, secretary of state says”, in CNN

Origin of Doug

Clipping of Douglas.

Words formed from Doug

Phrases with Doug

Words that rhyme with Doug

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Questions about Doug

What does Doug mean?
Doug means a diminutive of the male given name Douglas.
What part of speech is Doug?
Doug is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Doug?
Doug is pronounced /dʌɡ/ (UK).

Words near Doug in the dictionary

  1. doudus
  2. Doue
  3. douf
  4. doufu
  5. doufus
  6. Doug
  7. Doug fir
  8. Doug firs
  9. Dougal
  10. Dougall
  11. Dougalls

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