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Re: Doh!
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Fri, 22 Jun 2001 05:18:09 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> > > > But I wonder where the genesis of "Doh" is. "Duh" comes from
> > > > a syllable attributed to the slow-witted, and is imitative in
> > > > its origin.
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> > (snipping away)
> > That sounds as good as any other explanation. But how about this: is the
> > word used in the following post
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> > http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/fun/?n=7329
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> > a variant of "duh" or "doh" or just a typo?
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> Anyways, WOW, Larry used "doi!" I haven't seen or said that in
> at least 15 years. It's right up there with "durrrrrrr"! It is
> in my experience a derivative of "duh," but only in the sense
> of "well, *duh*"--sarcasm, usually applied to the self. I know
> my sister and I switched over to it when our exaggerated "duuuuh"
> and handflapping made my mother a bit annoyed because we were
> "picking on the handicapped." (Saying something was "retarded"
> garnered the same admonishment.) So it's sort of like "D'oh" for
> "d--n"--with an analagous relationship to "duh". But that's just
> my opinion, I Could Be Wrong.
"Durrr!!" is a playground favorite in Australia, usually accompanied by the
tongue in the lower lip, and "Durr-brain" is a fairly common insult. Like
"you spastic!!" it's a disability based putdown.
--DaveL
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| (...) Hey, now that you mention it, wasn't there a character in Archie comics called "Big Moose", a big dumb blond guy (please, no offense anyone!) who was always scratching his head and saying, "Duh..."? (...) They say "durrr!" a lot in "Bridget (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Ack, I didn't intend to induce such feelings. :) Anyways, WOW, Larry used "doi!" I haven't seen or said that in at least 15 years. It's right up there with "durrrrrrr"! It is in my experience a derivative of "duh," but only in the sense of (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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