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

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Example Sentences

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Scooby Scoobies

Folks like Horace Butler, a member of the Scooby Brothers skate crew, who were a mainstay at World on Wheels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025

On a micro level, the physical monsters Buffy and the Scooby Gang faced during the show’s seven-season run were clever metaphors for universally understood coming-of-age horrors.

From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2025

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

Willow, Xander and the rest of the Sunnydale Scoobies discover in the show’s sixth season, the world starts to crumble around them.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

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

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

Stoneheart refugee Reggie Fitzwilliam, as predicted, comes looking for the Scoobies with a simple declaration: “I’m ready to help.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2015

But it also allows for a classic comic scene when Giles attempts to brief the Scoobies on the Gentlemen using an overhead projector.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2015

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