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dookie

American  
[doo-kee] / ˈdu ki /

noun

  • dookies
    plural
  1. Vulgar, Slang. a turd; excrement.


adjective

  1. Slang. (of jewelry, especially in the form of a chain or rope) heavy; thick; chunky.

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In “Ice Cold,” LL shares how he forgoes his dookie chains now that his stature as a celebrated actor and artist frees him from having to “prove to people that I have money.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

“All American” — its title a slick double entendre — includes references to dookie braids and James Brown, writing the Black experience into the sort of country song that would ordinarily exclude it.

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2021

He defines his manhood by his swagger and his public image by a thug facade. Of course, Hakeem would most appreciate the giant gold dookie chain.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2015

Without doing anything overtly unrealistic, these sequences always feel a little claustrophobic and controlled: In real life, at least one person involved in a five-minute discussion about a piece of dookie would laugh.

From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2013

Her hair in dookie braids, maybe five or six of them sprouting every which way like antennae.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds

However, you shouldn't change your cat's litter box during pregnancy because of the risk of toxoplasmosis from the dookies.

From Time ● May 5, 2011

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