doos

doos

1. Uncommon spelling of dos; plural of do

Most-often seen in fair doos, more commonly spelled fair dos.

Borrowed from Afrikaans doos, from Dutch doos. Doublet of dose.

doos

1. (South Africa, vulgar) vagina
2. (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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From Dutch doos (“box, vagina, stupid female”), from Middle Dutch dose.

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doos (plural dose, diminutive doostjie)

1. box

   Synonym: boks

2. (vulgar) vagina, cunt
3. (derogatory, slang) idiot, stupid person

• → English: doos

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.

• IPA^(key): /doːs/

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• Hyphenation: doos
• Rhymes: -oːs

doos f (plural dozen, diminutive doosje n)

1. box
2. (vulgar) vagina, cunt, twat
3. (derogatory, vulgar) stupid female, cunt, twat (objectionable woman)
4. (informal) prison

• Afrikaans: doos
  • → English: doos
• Berbice Creole Dutch: dosi
• → Aukan: dosu
• → Caribbean Javanese: dhus, dhos
• → Indonesian: dus (“box”)
• → Malay: dos
• → Papiamentu: doshi, doosje (from the diminutive)
• → Sranan Tongo: dosu
  • → Lokono: dosu
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: dosu