doney

D2O1N1E1Y4

noun

girl, sweetheart, darling, young woman, woman

“May 7, 1927, Uncle Dave Macon, "Tell Her To Come Back Home", Vocalion 5153”

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doney gal
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Meanings

doney1

noundoney (plural doneys)

plural doneys

  1. alternativeAlternative form of dhoni.

doney2

noundoney (plural doneys)

plural doneys

  1. colloquialgirl, sweetheart, darling, young woman, woman

    May 7, 1927, Uncle Dave Macon, "Tell Her To Come Back Home", Vocalion 5153

    2 more examples

    a no-good doney, shouldn't allow her on the street

    1951, Elmore James, Dust My Broom

    late 20th century, Mississippi blues musician R. L. Burnside, "Long Haired Doney"

    Synonyms: doney gal

Doney3

proper nounDoney (plural Doneys)

plural Doneys

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

noungirl, sweetheart, darling, young woman, woman

Similar
doney gal

Origin

Perhaps from Catalan dona or Spanish doña; perhaps introduced to England by sailors who had visited Spanish or Italian portshttp://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=54922&messages=35

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

doyenDoyneEydonDeyon
Cite this entry
APA

doney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doney

MLA

“doney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doney. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doney,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doney.

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