dooced

adj, adv, verb — 3 senses

dooced

adj
1

Dated, Dialectal Deuced.

dooced

adv
1

Dated, Dialectal Deuced.

  • Should have liked to belong to that set, only they drank so dooced hard.1884, George Augustus Sala, Quite Alone, page 18:
  • "Dooced good fishing in Blankshire," threw in Charlie Mayne.1878, John Byrne Leicester Warren, Salvia Richmond:

dooced

verb

Etymology Coined in 2002 from Dooce, the pseudonym of American blogger Heather Armstrong, who was dismissed for blogging about her work and colleagues, + -ed.

1

Internet Dismissed from one's job as a result of one's actions on the Internet.

  • Bill Poon in California got dooced from a burger joint when he posted a picture of his boss on MySpace.2007, Erik Ringmar, A Blogger's Manifesto:
  • Careless blogging can get you dooced.2007, Laurie J Mullins, Management and Organisational Behaviour:

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