A diminutive of the male given names Douglas, Dougal, or Doug.
Used in a Sentence
dougie
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dougie.
Editorial note
The Dougie Howser idea is terrible; Dougie is not a doctor, he's a child and should get the chance to live as one.
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Quick take
A diminutive of the male given names Douglas, Dougal, or Doug.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of dougie gathered in one view.
A hip-hop dance generally performed by moving one's body in a shimmy style and passing a hand through or near the hair on one's own head.
(intransitive) To perform this dance.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for dougie.
noun
A diminutive of the male given names Douglas, Dougal, or Doug.
noun
A hip-hop dance generally performed by moving one's body in a shimmy style and passing a hand through or near the hair on one's own head.
verb
(intransitive) To perform this dance.
Example sentences
The Dougie Howser idea is terrible; Dougie is not a doctor, he's a child and should get the chance to live as one.
Presumably, Dougie McDonald will in turn request those pages be disassociated from his name in Google's search index.
Doing the dougie in the club does not, by itself, make you a dancer, and it feels weird to describe people drunkenly dancing in the club as dancers.
The photographer Dougie Wallace is well known for documenting some of it in his Harrodsburg work.
It won't take long before a UK search for Dougie McDonald shows the article talking about how the articles about Dougie McDonald have been removed from Google, and what those articles are about.
The point is that's essentially impossible - there is no way the information about Dougie MacDonald (and the rest) is going to be suppressed - if anything, this will make it more widely available.
I think ol' Dougie was trolling them and never thought they might actually run with it.
Simply dreamt up by Dougie on the weekend and implemented Monday morning.
I liked the season after a rewatch but the Dougie stuff is still tedious.
So like keeping a Dougie Howzer-style journal on the computer?
Has Dougie McDonald not heard of the Streisand effect?
I have a feeling a lot of articles about Dougie McDonald are about to spring up; this is the first I've heard of the case.
Quote examples
Check out the Guardian story, which has screenshots of the two side by side (or try their example directly by searching for "Dougie McDonald Guardian" on google.com vs google.co.uk.
Speaking of the Streisand effect, if you search for "Dougie McDonald Guardian" on google.co.uk as it suggests, the offending links are gone, but now all the top links are to stories about the offending links.
"Dougie Boons." And then, after a minute of watching her lit-up knuckle slide around, past the side of her phone, she said, "Mel Gibson." I put my hand over the phone.
Proper noun examples
Dougie makes a decision and then it's implemented at breakneck speed, ignoring all precedent, organizational structure, and institutional learning.
Dougie, if you're reading this I hope your cringing.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use dougie in a sentence?
The Dougie Howser idea is terrible; Dougie is not a doctor, he's a child and should get the chance to live as one.
What does dougie mean?
A diminutive of the male given names Douglas, Dougal, or Doug.
What part of speech is dougie?
dougie is commonly used as noun, verb.