doy

See also: døy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪ

Etymology 1

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

Interjection

doy

1. Disdainful indication that something is obvious; see duh.

   Synonyms: obviously; duh; no duh (Australian, American); no shit; no shit, Sherlock; you don't say; no kidding

   —Wow, he looks pretty angry. —Doy!

   • 2015 March 6, “Kimmy Has a Birthday!”, in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt‎^[1], season 1, episode 9, spoken by Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper):

     Uh, doy!

Usage notes

Often intentionally drawled for emphasis.

Etymology 2

Possibly an alteration of joy.

Noun

doy (plural doys)

1. (Yorkshire, dialectal, endearing) A term of address to a young child.
   • 1872, John Hartley, “A Hawpoth”, in Yorkshire Ditties: Second Series, Wakefield, West Yorkshire: William Nicholson & Sons, page 112:

     Whear is thi' Daddy doy? Whear is thi' mam? / What are ta cryin for, poor little lamb?

   • 1886, “Sweep! oh! Sweep!”, in Yorkshire Tales: First Series, London: W. Nicholson and Sons, page 30:

     […] an' then as aw caught seet o'th' three little doys 'at wor crooidled up i'th' winder corner, tryin' to keep warm, ther little nooases lukkin like three half-ripe cherries wi' a drop o' dew glistenin' on 'em, aw thowt, better net just yet for their sake.

Further reading

• “doy”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• Stewart Kellerman, Patricia T. O'Conner (2009 April 11) “A Yorkshire sweetie”, in Grammarphobia‎^[2], archived from the original on 2023-08-02

Anagrams

• yod

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dō (“I give”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoi/ [ˈd̪oi̯]
• Rhymes: -oi
• Syllabification: doy

Verb

doy

1. first-person singular present indicative of dar