doc

¹ American  

[dok] / dɒk /

noun

Informal.

1. doctor.

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

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doc ² American  

[dok] / dɒk /

noun

Informal.

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

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DOC ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Department of Commerce.

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doc. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. document.

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DOC ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Denominazione di Origine Controllata: used of wines

2. (in New Zealand) Department of Conservation

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doc. ² British  

abbreviation

1. document

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doc ³ British  

/ dɒk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of doc¹

First recorded in 1845–50; by shortening

Origin of doc²

By shortening

Example Sentences

One segment of the doc pulls from a somber video from the LAPD’s Hollenbeck division that describes Dead City’s Boyle Heights show in a “Critical Incident Community Briefing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

"Congrats to our Emmy-winning doc team, the town, and Wrexham AFC for always making things so dramatic and stressy. Good for TV, bad for blood pressure."

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Maybe Roher believes this is what our increasingly gullible, truth-challenged citizenry needs from an explanatory doc: a flashy, kindhearted reminder that we’re the change we need to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

HBO’s 2001 “Do You Believe in Miracles?” was a doc, as was “Of Miracles and Men,” part of ESPN’s “30 for 30” series in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Also, doc, right now the phone messages and e-mails are bunching up and the rumors are flying.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

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