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dormie

American  
[dawr-mee] / ˈdɔr mi /
Or dormy

adjective

Golf.
  1. (of a player or side in match play) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.


dormie British  
/ ˈdɔːmɪ /

adjective

  1. golf (of a player or side) as many holes ahead of an opponent as there are still to play

    dormie three

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of dormie

First recorded in 1885–90; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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That gave them 12 1/2 points, with two other matches dormie on the course, assuring them enough to win the cup that dates to 1922.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2023

It is a question for which Billy Dettlaff, retired PGA professional and aspiring author, might have been forgiven had he considered it when labor seemed to have love dormie.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 18, 2017

Several times McIlroy was forced to back off shots as fans shouted out, including on his approach shot on the 16th where he bogeyed to go dormie two.

From The Guardian • Oct. 2, 2016

Casey and David Howell already were 5 up in a foursomes match Saturday against Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson when they came to the par-3 14th hole, the match dormie.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2012

"They were dormie at the sixteenth," the girls heard him say.

From Keineth by Abbott, Jane

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