"D" Slang

dob

General

To report someone's wrongdoing to an authority; 'dob in'. A 'dobber' is an informer.

dob in

General

To tell an authority about someone's wrongdoing; a 'dobber' is a tattletale, culturally frowned upon.

doc

General

A medic attached to a forward unit or infantry element; in the Marines, the Navy hospital corpsman who serves alongside them is called 'Doc.'

doc in a box

General

American slang for a freestanding urgent-care or walk-in clinic, often in a strip mall next to a nail bar. The 'box' is the prefab unit; the 'doc' is whoever's on shift. Used both fondly (cheap, fast, no wait) and dismissively (assembly-line medicine).

dockers butty

General

A hefty sandwich with doorstep-thick slices, historically eaten by dockworkers.

dodgy

General

Of poor quality, unreliable, or dishonest and not to be trusted.

doe

General

Shortness of breath that occurs specifically during physical activity, a common cardiac and pulmonary symptom.

dog

General

In Australian prison and criminal slang, a dog is an informant — somebody who gave a mate up to the cops. It's the heaviest insult you can wear inside an Aussie nick; entire wings will refuse to share air with one. The verb 'to dog someone' means to inform on them.

dog and bone

General

Clipped to 'dog', a phone call or the act of phoning.

dog and pony show

General

An elaborate presentation or demonstration mounted mainly for show, especially to impress senior officers or visiting VIPs.

dog's dinner

Street

A mess or shambles; in 'done up like a dog's dinner' it means dressed overly smartly.

dog's eye

General

A meat pie; classically eaten with 'dead horse' (sauce).

doge

Internet

The Shiba Inu meme itself, plus the whole speech style it spawned, two-word fragments stacked together (much, very, so, such, wow) to caption a reaction or a situation. Reading it in your head with the slightly stunned dog voice is the whole appeal.

dogface

General

A nickname for a US Army foot soldier, particularly the frontline infantrymen of World War II.

dogfishing

Internet

Using photos with a cute dog you don't actually own on a dating app to come across as warmer, more responsible, and more attractive to match with.

dogheart

General

A person who is cold-hearted, cruel or without compassion.

dogpile

Internet

When a horde of users descend on one account at once — quote-tweets, replies, screenshots, the works — usually after one tweet went viral for the wrong reasons. Can be playful ratio-ing or full harassment depending on the target.

doing the dutch

Street

A euphemism for taking one's own life while incarcerated.

doing units

Internet

Slang for earning money in significant quantity, often by moving product.

dojikko

Internet

A cute female character defined by her clumsiness — forever tripping, dropping things and fumbling, which is played for charm and moe.

doki doki

Internet

A Japanese sound-effect word representing a racing heart, used to convey nervous excitement or romantic tension, and familiar from titles like Doki Doki Literature Club.

dokidoki

Internet

The Japanese sound-word for a pounding heartbeat, used to convey excitement, nervousness or romantic flutter. Fans use it to describe heart-fluttering scenes.

dole bludger

General

A derogatory term for someone regarded as claiming unemployment benefits rather than working.

dollar cost averaging

Internet

Dollar cost averaging (DCA) is investing a fixed sum at regular intervals no matter the price, so you buy more units when prices are low and fewer when high, smoothing the average cost. It reduces the risk of poor market timing.

dollar slice

General

A slice of pizza sold for about a dollar at budget pizzerias found across the city; a late-night and broke-New-Yorker staple.

doller

Internet

A masked cosplayer, especially in animegao or ball-jointed-doll styles, who aims for a lifelike 'living doll' effect rather than acting out a specific character.

dolly

General

As a term of endearment, 'dolly' could stand alone for a sweet or good-looking person.

dolphins

General

The submarine warfare insignia — two dolphins flanking a sub's bow — pinned on the chest of a qualified submariner. You don't get them automatically for showing up; you earn them by completing the brutal qualification process, learning every system on the boat, and passing the qual board. Until then you're a non-qual and the crew won't let you forget it.

dom / domme

General

The Dom is the one in charge — the partner exercising psychological authority and control in a power dynamic. This is about headspace and command, not who's physically doing what (that's Top/Bottom). 'Domme' is the feminine spelling, pronounced the same, used to flag a woman in the role. Short for dominant.

doms

General

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: muscle pain and stiffness that appears 24–72 hours after unaccustomed or intense exercise.

don

Street

A powerful, respected man — often a community strongman or leader ('area don'). Superlatives include 'don dada' and 'don gorgon'.

don't have a lick of sense

General

Said of someone completely lacking in judgment; "a lick" means the smallest bit.

don't poke the bear

General

A warning not to antagonize a person likely to react badly.

dongsaeng

Internet

A term for someone younger than you, whether a sibling or a close junior. The counterpart to hyung, noona, oppa, and unnie.

donkey walloper

General

Slang for a member of the cavalry, from the days when cavalry rode horses.

donkey years

General

An expression meaning a very long time, ages.

donner

General

A wander. An aimless, easy walk — round the block, along the front, through the park. Not exercise, not a commute. The whole point is the dawdle. Also used as a verb: to donner.

donnies

General

Hands. Pure Brummie nursery-talk, used by parents at every Birmingham dinner table since forever. "Give us yer donnie" = hold my hand. "Wash yer donnies" = before you touch that sandwich.

donny

Street

A man or guy, often used dismissively for 'that guy'.

donorcycle

General

ER and trauma-team nickname for a motorcycle. The grim joke: bikers crash, bikers die young and healthy, and their organs end up on ice for transplant. Trauma surgeons use it without flinching — gallows humour is the job.

dontcha know

General

A conversational tag appended to statements for emphasis and to invite agreement, delivered in the classic Upper Midwest accent.

doo

General

A pigeon or dove; 'doocot' is a dovecote.

doob

Street

A shortened, casual term for a doobie or joint.

doobie

Street

An informal, friendly term for a cannabis cigarette.

dook

General

To dip or plunge into water; a 'dook' can be a swim or a dip, as in the New Year 'Loony Dook'.

doomer

Internet

A wojak archetype in a black beanie, hoodie and cigarette — staring into the void. Represents the burnt-out 20-something who thinks society's cooked and there's no point. Used as both reaction image and self-identification.

doommaxxing

Internet

Going all-in on negativity, doom, and hopelessness, sometimes as a whole mindset or identity. It plays on the "-maxxing" suffix, framing pessimism as something you maximize.

doomscrolling

Internet

Compulsively scrolling through a feed of bad or distressing news, unable to stop even though it makes you feel worse.