doot

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doot¹

Rhymes with -uːt

verb

  1. Scotland Doubt. "Mair'd be a bother; an' I doot not ye'll mak' it all richt, lad."
  2. Scotland Think. Andrew knew that Geordie would not have had a smoke for a long time, and this was his way of leaving him with a pipeful of tobacco. "I think my pipe's on the mantelshelf," returned Geordie, "but I doot it's empty." Andrew took down the pipe, filled it generously […]

noun doots

  1. Scotland Doubt. No doot he'll try to pass himself off as an officer, for to get better quarters!"

doot²

Rhymes with -uːt

Where it comes from

By onomatopoeia, from Cantonese 嘟 (dut¹).

verb doots · dooting · dooted · dood

  1. Hong Kong To tap (a smart card etc.). Macau and Shenzhen will soon accept Octopus cards ...it'll be convenient at Lowu, but it won't quite be the same to 'doot' your card at the Lisboa's craps table.
  2. Hong Kong To scan. I'd like to work as a cashier in a supermarket. It has been my dream since childhood to "doot" things.

noun doots · dood

  1. Hong Kong Beep (electronically-produced tone). In a landmark deal between Octopus Cards and the Hong Kong Council of Social Services, up to 30 charities could be giving you a doot as well as a thank you when you shell out to help the needy.

doot³

Rhymes with -uːt

noun doots

  1. Internet, humorous A vote.

verb doots · dooting · dooted

  1. Internet, humorous To vote.

doot⁴

Rhymes with -uːt

noun doots

  1. Ireland, slang Vagina, vulva.

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@misc{doot_2026,
  title = {doot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}