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

Yet Ye has tacitly given it his blessing: After watching the finished cut, he texted Ballesteros, “That doc was very deep. It was like being dead and looking back on my life.”

From Los Angeles Times

Still, it’s frustrating that the doc doesn’t prod Deen more, which would allow more opportunities to explain why she didn’t speak up for herself during the deposition and disagreements with her crisis management team.

From Salon

That starkness gives the movie the in-the-moment immediacy of a nature doc about a shark and a swarm of remoras.

From Los Angeles Times

The doc is all she’s left with after her mother is killed in a freak accident, and by the time she moves to Paris as a young woman she’s led a very sheltered life.

From Salon

Stiller wasn’t planning on talking about his own marriage in the doc, but the parallels made it unavoidable, particularly as both of Stiller and Taylor’s children — Ella and Quinlin — have gone into acting as well.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• expert 
• physician 
• professor 
• scientist 
• specialist 
• surgeon