doover

doover
Australian Slang
any object (often used jocularly in place of the usual name (alteration of "do for" in such phrases as "that will do for now")

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  • doover — Miscellaneous item, usually one you can t remember the name of. Substitute for thingo. Can be extended to dooverlakie. I left the thingo on the doover …   Dictionary of american slang

  • doover — Miscellaneous item, usually one you can t remember the name of. Substitute for thingo. Can be extended to dooverlakie. I left the thingo on the doover …   Dictionary of american slang

  • doover — /dooh veuhr/, n. Australian Slang. thingumbob; thingumajig. [1940 45; prob. to be identified with doofer, doofah in same sense, perh. repr. do for, as in that will do for now] * * * doovah, doover varr. doofer …   Useful english dictionary

  • doover — /dooh veuhr/, n. Australian Slang. thingumbob; thingumajig. [1940 45; prob. to be identified with doofer, doofah in same sense, perh. repr. do for, as in that will do for now] * * * …   Universalium

  • Doover — any object (often used jocularly in place of the usual name (alteration of do for in such phrases as that will do for now ) …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • doover — n an alternative form of doofer1 …   Contemporary slang

  • doover — /ˈduvə / (say doohvuh) noun Colloquial 1. (often used humorously in place of the usual or precise name) any object. 2. Military a dugout or foxhole. 3. a small rice cake, usually containing vegetables, leftover meat, etc. Also, doovah, doofer. {? …  

  • Horse's doover — (jocular) hors d oeuvre …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • horse's doover — Australian Slang (jocular) hors d oeuvre …   English dialects glossary

  • Clean Slate (1994 film) — This article is about the 1994 film. For other uses, see Clean Slate (disambiguation). Clean Slate Theatrical release poster Directed by Mick Jac …   Wikipedia

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