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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)

  1. (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.]

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