Dooker

Quick meaning: Dooker is a noun meaning (Scotland, in the plural) Swimming trunks.

Meaning

(Scotland, in the plural) Swimming trunks.

More Meanings

1. (Scotland) A loony dooker.
2. (Scotland) A bather.
3. A thing whose actual name is unknown or forgotten; doohickey.
4. An oddball.
5. A wild boar.
6. (slang) A piece of poo.

Example Sentences

And that reminds me... I got new dookers a couple of weeks ago and I haven't tried it on yet.

'Oh, if youre gonna stand there like a stookie.' Wee Malkie threw Jamie his shirt and watched him brazenly as he came out of the water holding it in front of him. 'So do they not wear dookers then? In Africa?'

This classic New Year's Day dip in the River Forth sees people in fancy dress jump into the water in the shadow of the Forth bridges. Spectators can cheer on the "dookers" at the beach or along the route of the parade towards South Queensferry.

The swim started out as a challenge between friends in the town's former Moorings pub. Only five hardy souls dived in 33 years ago. A few from the early years still take part but some of the first dookers believe that it has been tarnished by commercialism.

Word Forms

• dookers

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