dooblydoo
English edit
Etymology edit
Coined by YouTuber WheezyWaiter (Craig Benzine) in a 2009 video The Point of Yes Return [1:37] as a nonsense word. Compare doodad and doohickey.
Noun edit
dooblydoo (plural not attested)
- (Internet slang, YouTube) The description text beneath the video.
- [2015 December 9, Rae Votta, “'YouTube Voice' is a very real phenomenon—and here’s proof”, in Daily Dot[1]:
- YouTubers, despite addressing a wide range of topics and being from a wide array of backgrounds and locations, are part of a larger community where norms for expressing yourself—from the jump-cut video editing to phrases like "the Dooblydoo"—get codified and ingrained into the experience.]
References edit
- “dooblydoo”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.