doin'
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈdoʊɪn/
- Informal
:
evento
- The doin's at the festival included music, dancing, and delicious food.
- ya doin'
Basically, the risk factors of doing nothing are huge.
- Basically, the risk factors of doing nothing are huge.
- Remember that doing less is always an option.
- This is like just for the for, for that satisfaction of doing something and doing something well, right.
- And so we equate productivity with the laborious doing that we can see with our five senses.
- So I no longer tie any of that to the doing, right?
Examples
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What's the latest doin' in your neighborhood these days?
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I had a great time at the party; there were so many fun doin's.
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Pleasure doin' business with you.
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Well, pleasure doin' business with you too.
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How's the kid doin' today?
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It was nice doin' business with you, love.
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- How're you doin', baby?
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- How're you doin', boys?
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Everybody's Doin' a Brand New Dance Now
Fiction book (1990) -
Doin' Christmas at Tybee Island.
Synonyms
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9.3
A lively party or social gathering
Events or activities that draw attention
To take place now with a lot of activity
Idioms
How Eventful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Doin' as a noun comes from the casual form of doing and the short word do meaning 'an event' or 'party'. So when people talk about a doin', they mean a busy or fun activity that everyone notices and talks about.