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Dooley¹

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Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhlaoich (“descendant of Dubhlaoch”), a personal name composed by the elements dubh (“black”) + laoch (“hero”).

proper noun Dooleys

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Irish.
  2. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Sheridan County, Montana, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Wise County, Virginia, United States.

dooley²

noun dooleys

  1. India, alternative, historical Alternative form of dooly (“basic Indian litter; stretcher; litter”).

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"dooley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dooley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dooley. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dooley

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"dooley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dooley.

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@misc{dooley_2026,
  title = {dooley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dooley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}