doo
- noun
- /duː/
- UK
- He spent an hour fixing his doo before the big interview.
- doo-wop
- doo-doodle
- Cock-a-doo
Examples
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The singer's vibrant pink doo made her stand out on stage.
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You're passionate about eating junk food, playing Minecraft, and watching Scooby Doo.
Blog text (3) -
Scooby-Doo isn't a beloved animated icon simply due to his longevity, though.
Blog text (26) -
Narrator 1: Four friends—Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy—along with a dog, Scooby-Doo, used to be a detective team.
Fiction book (2002) -
Her new doo was so stylish that everyone complimented her at the party.
Synonyms
The way a person's hair is cut and arranged
Hair pulled back and tied so it hangs down at the back
A way of cutting and arranging hair to change your look
A way of cutting and arranging someone's hair
A hairstyle with the hair pinned up for a formal event
A way of cutting or arranging hair to change your look
Compounds
How Distinctive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Doo for a hairstyle is a short form of hairdo, with do here meaning 'to style or fix', so a doo is simply the way someone has done their hair.