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doy¹

  • /dɔɪ/

Rhymes with -ɔɪ

Where it comes from

Unknown. Possibly related to doylem (“a stupid person; an idiot”).

interjection

  1. Disdainful indication that something is obvious; see duh. —Wow, he looks pretty angry. —Doy!

    Similar: obviously, duh, no duh, no shit, no shit, Sherlock, you don't say, no kidding

doy²

  • /dɔɪ/

Rhymes with -ɔɪ

Where it comes from

Possibly an alteration of joy.

noun doys

  1. Yorkshire, dialectal, endearing A term of address to a young child. Whear is thi' Daddy doy? Whear is thi' mam? / What are ta cryin for, poor little lamb?

Doy³

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{doy_2026,
  title = {doy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}