doylem

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doylem

/ˈdɔɪləm/
/ˈdɔɪlɪm/

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Uncertain; Yaron Matras includes the term in his dictionary of Angloromani, connecting it to Romani dinilo (“a fool”) and Yiddish גולם (goylem, “a fool”). Alternatively, related to the older dialectal term doychle (“a stupid person”). Possibly also connected to doy (a disdainful indication that something is obvious).

noun doylems · doilem · doylum

Geordie, Mackem, Yorkshire, derogatory, slang A stupid person; an idiot. "Ye're a bloody doylem, you are, ye daft southe'n twat! C'mon, Sally, walk on". Sally looked up at him, then at me, and sat down again, craning her head forward between my arms, and sniffing. Pierre's game was *much* more interesting than walking with Donald. It had muck, and dirt, and some *very* i
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@misc{doylem_2026,
  title = {doylem},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doylem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}