doot
Doot (verb) means a Scots dialect word meaning to doubt or suspect. Example: “I doot it'll rain before the match is over.”
How to use doot
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither an old Scots word for "doubt," or, in transit slang, the beep-and-tap of scanning a travel card.
Both senses are informal or dialectal rather than standard written English.
Word forms
dooted past tense, dooted past tense, doots plural, doots plural, doots plural, doots plural, doots singular, doots singular
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I _____ it'll rain before the match is over.
Etymology
The Scots sense is a dialect form of "doubt"; the electronic-beep sense is imitative, mimicking the tone a scanner makes, and later spread through Cantonese-influenced transit slang (from 嘟, dut¹).
Rhymes for doot
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What does “doot” mean?
The word “doot” means a Scots dialect word meaning to doubt or suspect. In plain terms, either an old Scots word for "doubt," or, in transit slang, the beep-and-tap of scanning a travel card.
How do you use “doot” in a sentence?
Here is “doot” used in a sentence: “I doot it'll rain before the match is over.”
What part of speech is “doot”?
Depending on how it is used, “doot” can be a verb and a noun.
Where does the word “doot” come from?
The word “doot” comes from Cantonese. The Scots sense is a dialect form of "doubt"; the electronic-beep sense is imitative, mimicking the tone a scanner makes, and later spread through Cantonese-influenced transit slang (from 嘟, dut¹).
How many meanings does “doot” have?
“Doot” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a Scots dialect word meaning to doubt or suspect.
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