doy

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/dɔɪ/

interjection

Disdainful indication that something is obvious; see duh.

“—Wow, he looks pretty angry. —Doy!”

UncommonScrabble 7

Meanings

doy1

interjection
  1. Disdainful indication that something is obvious; see duh.

    —Wow, he looks pretty angry. —Doy!

    2 more examples

    Uh, doy!

    2015 March 6, “Kimmy Has a Birthday!”, in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, season 1, episode 9, spoken by Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper)

    This sucks. I have no idea where I want to go to college, and Ms. Whitaker's making me decide right away. But how? There are so many colleges. How does anyone decide? / Easy. Pick the school with the best chick to dude ratio. Doy.

    2018, Robia Rashid, Dennis Saldua, “The Smudging” (11:09 from the start), in Pam Thomas, director, Atypical, season 2, episode 7, spoken by Sam and Zahid (Keir Gilchrist and Nik Dodani), via Netflix

    Synonyms: obviously, duh, no duh, no shit, no shit, Sherlock, you don't say, no kidding

doy2

noundoy (plural doys)

plural doys

  1. YorkshiredialectalendearingA term of address to a young child.

    Whear is thi' Daddy doy? Whear is thi' mam? / What are ta cryin for, poor little lamb?

    1872, John Hartley, “A Hawpoth”, in Yorkshire Ditties: Second Series, Wakefield, West Yorkshire: William Nicholson & Sons, page 112
    1 more example

    […] an' then as aw caught seet o'th' three little doys 'at wor crooidled up i'th' winder corner, tryin' to keep warm, ther little nooases lukkin like three half-ripe cherries wi' a drop o' dew glistenin' on 'em, aw thowt, better net just yet for their sake.

    1886, “Sweep! oh! Sweep!”, in Yorkshire Tales: First Series, London: W. Nicholson and Sons, page 30

Doy3

proper noun

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionDisdainful indication that something is obvious; see duh.

Also see

Origin

doy · interjection

Unknown. Possibly related to doylem (“a stupid person; an idiot”).

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doy · noun

Possibly an alteration of joy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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