doolie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of doolie
Origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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"The government knew what they were doing when they caused that spill," said Doolie Smith, 46, a bartender at Avalanche Brewing in Silverton.
From Los Angeles Times
Her cattle survived, as did her Pomeranian, Doolie.
From Reuters
The world is When a "doolie," a first-year man at the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
Air Force Academy, is braced by an upperclassman, he sucks in his gut, throws out his chest and brays: "Sir, a doolie is that insignificant whose rank is measured in negative units, one whose potential for learning is unlimited."
From Time Magazine Archive
It is not quite hazing; an upperclassman has to ask a doolie's permission to touch him, even to straighten his tie.
From Time Magazine Archive
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