Scooby gang

English

Etymology

Derived from the cartoon Scooby-Doo, which featured a group of teenagers regularly engaged in solving mysteries.

Noun

Scooby gang (plural Scooby gangs)

1. A small and cohesive group of people (usually teenagers) who regularly seek to solve mysteries.
   • 2007, Alyssa Day, Atlantis Awakening: The Warriors of Poseidon, page 131:

     "Hey, the Scooby gang's all here," Ven said.

   • 2004, Nora Roberts, Blue Dahlia: The Garden Trilogy, page 192:

     "We're like the Scooby gang."

   • 2003, Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin, Pursuit, page 175:

     He's haunted, she thought. And from the look of things, this is one ghost that even our little Scooby Gang might have trouble getting rid of.

   • 1999, Warren Murphy, Richard Sapir, Deadly Genes, page 165:

     Care to let the rest of the Scooby Gang in on whatever's got your spider senses tingling?"

See also

• Scooby snack