doos
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
doos
Usage notes edit
Most-often seen in fair doos, more commonly spelled fair dos.
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Afrikaans doos, from Dutch doos. Doublet of dose.
Noun edit
doos
- (South Africa, vulgar) vagina
- (South Africa, vulgar) stupid person
- 2018, Marius, “Which African Country is most likely to become developed?”, in Alternate History Discussion Board[1]:
- Julius is, to use a South African term, a doos.
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Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch doos (“box, vagina, stupid female”), from Middle Dutch dose.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
doos (plural dose, diminutive doostjie)
Descendants edit
- → English: doos
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch dose (since 1361), probably from Latin dosis (“prescribed portion of medication”), metonymically transferred to the small box in which a dose of medication was given.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
doos f (plural dozen, diminutive doosje n)
- box
- (vulgar) vagina, cunt, twat
- (derogatory, vulgar) stupid female, cunt, twat (objectionable woman)
- (informal) prison