doo-doo

[ doo-doo ]

/ ˈduˌdu /

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noun Baby Talk.

feces; bowel movement.

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Words nearby doo-doo

doodah, doodle, doodlebug, doodlesack, doodly-squat, doo-doo, doofus, Doohan, doohickey, dook, dooket

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How to use doo-doo in a sentence

The composite photo whose eyes follow you around the room are less Matthew Lewis or Sheridan Le Fanu than “Scooby-Doo.”
An Ivy League Frat Boy’s Shallow Repentance|Stefan Beck|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That was my first movie, so I was totally green, and he was at the height of his Scooby Doo craziness.
Diane Kruger on ‘The Bridge,’ the Immigration Problem, and Rooting For Germany in the World Cup|Marlow Stern|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Plus, if you have kids, you may recognize her as Velma in the live-action Scooby-Doo movies.
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I used to sing just to do it, but then Art put together a doo-wop group.
The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the Bayou|John Ed Bradley|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The dog might even have been drugged (we might call this the Scooby Doo explanation).
Is Sherlock Holmes a Good Detective?|Noah Charney|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Dere iss doo empty shells und four goot vones," he announced.
Motor Matt's Mystery|Stanley R. Matthews
Don't speck hit is ergwine to do mars Jon no good do, but hit haint ergwine to pizen noboddy ef hit don't doo no good.
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington
I spose the papers ud call this an ar-tillery doo-el, remarked Pug, or re-noo-ed ar-tillery activity.
Grapes of wrath|Boyd Cable
It was Trudy Doo's rebel yell and I heard her guitar thrash out some chords, then her drummer playing, then that big deep bass.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
Later on, the "forward" vowel is gradually widened into the other vowels; exercises are sung on boo-ah, doo-ah, etc.
The Psychology of Singing|David C. Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for doo-doo

doo-doo

/ (ˈduːˌduː) /

noun

US and Canadian informal a child's word for excrement

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