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doughboy

doughboy

1 9.0
A small round piece of dough that is fried and served hot as bread
  • noun
  • /ˈdoʊˌbɔɪ/
  • US
translation icon : buñuelo
  • The chef prepared a batch of crispy doughboys that were the perfect addition to the meal.
  • the Pillsbury Doughboy

Examples

  • After frying, the doughboy turned golden brown and was served fresh out of the oil.

  • Somewhere between the Pilsbury Doughboy commercial.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • 75 cents for this doughboy helmet.

    It Runs in the Family (1994)

  • - The Pillsbury doughboy's back in town.

    Bound by Honor (1993)

  • He thinks I'm the Pillsbury Doughboy.

    Richard Jewell (2019)

  • This Pillsbury Doughboy?

    The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)

  • The Pillsbury Doughboy.

    A Time to Kill (1996)

  • The Pillsbury Doughboy?

    Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)

  • I picked you because you were the only one at the U.S. Small Business Admin bureau who didn't treat me like a 5-year-old, and call me "bag of snacks" and "blimp," "Michelin Man," and "Pillsbury Doughboy."

    Richard Jewell (2019)

  • In the 1960s, a slight decline in celebrity endorsements was accompanied by a trend toward cartoon mascots designed with a TV audience in mind: the Pillsbury Doughboy, Charlie the Tuna, and the Green Giant's raucous

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

bun
vsdoughboy
164 1.0

A small round bread roll that is plain or sweet

is deep fried and served hot rather than baked
dumpling
vsdoughboy
41 1.8

A small piece of dough, plain or filled, cooked and eaten, often in soup

is deep fried and served hot as bread rather than boiled or steamed

Surface Forms

doughboy singular
doughboys plural

Morphology

doughboy = dough + boy (transparent) = dough + boy

The sense denotes a small food item made of dough; the compound 'dough' + 'boy' directly points to a dough product and is inferable by learners.

Etymology

Doughboy The word doughboy for the fried treat comes from the parts dough 'bread mixture' and boy 'small or friendly thing'. So a doughboy is a small, round lump of fried dough you can hold and eat.