Scooby

American  

[skoob-ee] / ˌskub i /

noun

• Scoobies
  plural

1. the character Scooby-Doo from the franchise of the same name.

2. a fan of the Scooby-Doo television series, films, and associated media.

3. (Cockney rhyming slang) clue, concept, idea.

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adjective

1. (often Scooby squad, Scooby gang, etc., used to refer to the group of characters central to the Scooby-Doo franchise, or to a group resembling them.)

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Scoobies
  plural

Example Sentences

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Scooby Scoobies

The towering versions assembled by Shaggy and Scooby embodied abundance, customization and the exhilarating possibility that nearly anything could be made better by placing it between two pieces of bread.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

It’s an origin story for Scooby and his gang.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

But if a National Geographic documentary about canine evolution seems too highbrow for your four-legged friend, Scooby Doo might be a perfectly acceptable option as well.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2024

Mike takes a night job at the diner given to him by mysterious Steve Raglan, portrayed by Scream and Scooby Doo! star Matthew Lillard.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2023

“When someone pulls the fire alarm, security starts checking all the cameras to figure out what’s going on. Your friend from the tour wasn’t hard to spot. Who are the rest of the Scooby Gang?”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

As the Scoobies take the slow gondola back down the mountain Matsson flies past in his whirlybird.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2023

According to "The Spinsters of Horror," Veruca's "depiction of femininity and monstrousness is strong. Veruca is a confident, sexy, intelligent woman and she is immediately seen as a threat to the women of the Scoobies."

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2022

Will this energize the Scoobies or will it splinter them?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2015

The three Scoobies don’t find the book, and Nora and Fet scamper off to rescue the jailed would-be killer Eph.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2015

His lessons were more likely to feature axes than arithmetic, but it was his role as a father figure for Buffy and the Scoobies that really stole audiences' hearts.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 2, 2011