doc

¹

[dok]

noun

Informal.

1. doctor.

2. a casual, impersonal term of address used to a man.

doc

²

[dok]

noun

Informal.

1. a document, especially a document on a computer.

DOC

³

abbreviation

1. Department of Commerce.

doc.

⁴

abbreviation

1. document.

DOC

¹

abbreviation

1. Denominazione di Origine Controllata: used of wines

2. (in New Zealand) Department of Conservation

doc.

²

abbreviation

1. document

doc

³

/ dɒk /

noun

1. informal,  short for doctor, esp a medical doctor: often used as a term of address

Word History and Origins

Origin of doc¹

First recorded in 1845–50; by shortening

Origin of doc²

By shortening

Example Sentences

“I figured Lippmann was going to send me deals that had twenty percent no docs. He sent us a list and none of them had less than fifty percent.”

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We were not thinking about making a doc, really.

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“I think we can all be a bit snobby in the fashion business and think, maybe this is, you know, a side gig,” Wintour said in the doc.

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There’s nothing here that the viewer can’t glean from the documentary, and in fact, the doc is a far more edifying and affecting work than Safdie’s stylish regurgitation.

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That loss becomes the driving force of the doc, with Maron’s grief informing his daily life and thought process, while also providing cathartic, darkly humorous fodder for his stand-up gigs.

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• scientist 
• specialist 
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