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

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

As they go along they will collect collaborators, progressing from a Hardy Boys model to a Scooby gang.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Scooby Doo, a massive pit monster, was a crowd-pleaser as a lion with an unruly golden mane.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024

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

“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