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💦 To dip briefly 🦦 A ferret 🏊 A short swim
dook

dook

9.9
A short dip in water to refresh or cool off
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : dook
  • After a long walk, he enjoyed a refreshing dook in the cool stream.

Examples

  • She has a pet dook named Fuzzy.

  • The kids love to watch the dook play in the garden.

  • The children laughed as the dook chased a ball around the living room.

  • She heard the soft dook of her pet as it played in its cage.

  • The children giggled as the dook tumbled playfully across the grass.

  • She named her new ferret a dook because of its playful nature.

  • At the river, he took a quick dook to cool off on a hot day.

Synonyms

dip
vsdook
49 1.0

A short, refreshing swim in water

is a playful dialectal term for a quick swim

Surface Forms

dook singular
dooks plural

Etymology

Dook as a noun is often a dialect word for a short swim or a friendly name for a lively pet. One simple memory hook is duck or dunk, both meaning 'to dip', and since Scots dook means 'to dip', the word fits both a quick plunge and a darting little animal.