English word origin

Etymology of doody

Respelling of duty (“act of urinating or defecating”), possibly by analogy with doodoo and/or because the sense is so far removed from the usual meaning of "duty."

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Source etymology 1

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noun

Excrement, poop.

verb

To defecate, poop.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Respelling of duty (“act of urinating or defecating”), possibly by analogy with doodoo and/or because the sense is so far removed from the usual meaning of "duty."

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