do-re-mi

[doh-rey-mee]

noun

Slang.

1. money.

do-re-mi

noun

1. slang,  money

Word History and Origins

Origin of do-re-mi¹

1920–25; pun on dough (money); do ², re ¹, mi

Word History and Origins

Origin of do-re-mi¹

C20: pun on _dough (sense 3)

Example Sentences

Woody Guthrie spent time here in the 1930s, lived on the down-and-out side of the ledger, and wrote it in “Do Re Mi”: “We got to Los Angeles broke/Do-re-mi/California’s a garden of Eden/a Paradise to live in or see/But believe it or not/You won’t find it so hot/If you ain’t got the do-re-mi.”

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It is also called the tonic, and it's the "do" in "do-re-mi."

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He also developed the do-re-mi mnemonic that created a base for teaching scales, leading centuries later to one of Andrews’ most iconic film scenes.

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DeBose played another wayward woman from Maria’s convent who tries to teach a group of children to sing, with an updated version of “Do-Re-Mi” that’s unexpectedly heavy on references to Queen Latifah.

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In a standout sketch, DeBose parodied the classic “Do-Re-Mi” from “The Sound of Music” with some updated lyrics.

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