doob

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duːb/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -uːb

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi दूब (dūb). Doublet of durva.

Noun

doob (uncountable)

1. Doob grass.

   Synonym: Bermuda grass

   • 1911, C.M. Hutchinson, “Turf”, in Agricultural Journal Of India, Pusa: Agricultural Research Institute, page 368:

     Doob is a shallow rooted plant and obtains its food from the surface layer of soil; most of the other grasses, with which it has to compete, such as motha (Cyperus rotundus), dabhi (Imperata arundinacea) and rari (Saccharum spontaneum) are comparatively deep-rooted; […]

Etymology 2

Unknown, perhaps related to doob grass.

Noun

doob (plural doobs)

1. (slang) A marijuana cigarette.

   Synonyms: doobie, joint, reefer, spliff, score; see also Thesaurus:marijuana cigarette

   • 1996, Eric Bogosian, SubUrbia (motion picture), spoken by Bee-Bee (Dina Spybey-Waters):

     I don't smoke doobs and I don't really hang out.

Derived terms

• doobage

Anagrams

• boo'd, Bodo

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *zoob- ~ *doob-.

Noun

doob ?

1. bachelor

References

• “doob” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.