Meaning

(chiefly Scotland) Doubt..

Definitions by Sense

1. (chiefly Scotland) Doubt.
2. (chiefly Scotland) Think.
3. (Hong Kong) To tap (a smart card etc.).
4. (Hong Kong) To scan.
5. (Hong Kong) Beep (electronically-produced tone).
6. (Internet slang, humorous) A vote.
7. (Internet slang, humorous) To vote.
8. (Ireland, slang) Vagina, vulva.

Example Sentences

"Mair'd be a bother; an' I doot not ye'll mak' it all richt, lad."

Andrew knew that Geordie would not have had a smoke for a long time, and this was his way of leaving him with a pipeful of tobacco. "I think my pipe's on the mantelshelf," returned Geordie, "but I doot it's empty." Andrew took down the pipe, filled it generously […]

No doot he'll try to pass himself off as an officer, for to get better quarters!"

Macau and Shenzhen will soon accept Octopus cards ...it'll be convenient at Lowu, but it won't quite be the same to 'doot' your card at the Lisboa's craps table.

I had dragged myself to one of those exclusive vending machines (1/F, Windsor House); I dooted my Octopus card; I waited with anticipation; and then I finally dove in with faith.

I'd like to work as a cashier in a supermarket. It has been my dream since childhood to "doot" things.

On no more doot doot day... Record temperature with a record time on a dootless day: 14C in water for 500 butt using 15m54s on this special day with a little bit more freedom than one day before.

In a landmark deal between Octopus Cards and the Hong Kong Council of Social Services, up to 30 charities could be giving you a doot as well as a thank you when you shell out to help the needy.

Word Forms

• doots
• dooting
• dooted
• dood

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When Should You Use Doot?

Use doot when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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