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Re: Doh!
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Fri, 22 Jun 2001 14:01:51 GMT
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"Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message
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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.
Handflapping...like, taking your hand in the horizontal position across your
chest, positioning all your finger down, and hitting your chest repeatedly
with it? Aah, one of the great childish putdowns, and something I forget
about a lot :-) Of course, its not PC, but for a kid, is anything?
Maggie - I see the difference between 'doh' and 'duh' as:
'doh' - a Homerism, usually an exclamation, often meaning something like
'ack! I forgot this/this didn't happen the way I thought it would/etc' A
general exclamation of shock at a mistake one made.
'duh' - dunno where it originated, besides on the playground. Putting
someone down because of overlooking something/saying something stupid/acting
stupid. 'well, duh!' 'no duhhhh' 'duh, that's easy' etc. I think this is
more disability based than 'doh' is. 'Doh' also isn't a putdown, its
something you say relating to your own actions.
I think I've gotten this right, and I hope it helps :-) [1]
-Tim
[1] If I didn't get the definitions right, what would I say? ;-)
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| (...) Yes, it helps a lot! I'm tempted to say, "Oh, duh, it's so obvious now," but I suppose that wouldn't be PC! (...) Well, you could take comfort in the fact that YOU know when to post something publicly and when to take it to private email! ;-) (...) (23 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 (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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