doy meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

doy

intj

/dɔɪ/

Etymology Unknown. Possibly related to doylem (“a stupid person; an idiot”).

Disdainful indication that something is obvious; see duh.

—Wow, he looks pretty angry. —Doy!
Uh, doy!2015 March 6, “Kimmy Has a Birthday!”, in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, season 1, episode 9, spoken by Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper):

noun

Etymology Possibly an alteration of joy.

Yorkshire, Dialectal, Endearing A term of address to a young child.

Whear is thi' Daddy doy? Whear is thi' mam? / What are ta cryin for, poor little lamb?1872, John Hartley, “A Hawpoth”, in Yorkshire Ditties: Second Series, Wakefield, West Yorkshire: William Nicholson & Sons, page 112:
[…] an' then as aw caught seet o'th' three little doys 'at wor crooidled up i'th' winder corner, tryin' to keep warm, ther little nooases lukkin like three half-ripe cherries wi' a drop o' dew glistenin' on 'em, aw thowt, better net just yet for their sake.1886, “Sweep! oh! Sweep!”, in Yorkshire Tales: First Series, London: W. Nicholson and Sons, page 30: