doll
See also: Doll
English
Etymology
From Doll, a popular pet form of Dorothy.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɒl
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Noun
doll (plural dolls)
- A toy in the form of a human.
- Hyponym: action figure
- (informal) A woman.
- (US, Australia) A term of endearment: darling, sweetheart.
- 2008, Stephen King, Willa:
- "They didn't sell cigarettes where you were, doll?" Palmer asked.
- a good-natured, cooperative or helpful girl
- 2017, Chunk in "Skate-lebrity", The ZhuZhus
- Ow! These things are defective. Pipsqueak, be a doll, I need a new pair, pronto!
- 2017, Chunk in "Skate-lebrity", The ZhuZhus
- The smallest or pet pig in a litter.
Derived terms
Translations
a toy in the form of a human
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Catalan
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Pronunciation
Noun
doll m (plural dolls)
Derived terms
German
Etymology
Occasionally found in older texts, but chiefly introduced to standard German during the 20th century from Central German and German Low German dialects, from northern Middle High German dol and Middle Low German dol. Doublet of toll (“great; crazy”), which compare.
Pronunciation
Adjective
doll (comparative doller, superlative am dollsten)
- (informal) firm, hard, forceful, strong (of actions, also of emotions)
- Der Schlag war nicht doll, aber er hat mich genau auf die Nase getroffen. ― The blow wasn't hard, but it hit me right in the nose.
- (colloquial, chiefly in negation or sarcastically) good, great, satisfactory
- Ich geb ja zu, dass es keine dolle Idee war. ― Well, I do admit it wasn't a very good idea.
- (colloquial, with Ding) extraordinary, remarkable
- Na, das is’ ja ’n dolles Ding! ― Now, that is some news!
Usage notes
- The word is readily attestable in written representations of spoken and informal German. The sense “firm, hard” is now also found occasionally in more standard prose, chiefly as an adverb (see below).
Declension
Adverb
doll
- (informal) firmly, hard, forcefully, vehemently, strong (of actions, also of emotions)
- 1995, “Meh' Bier”, in Auf einem Auge blöd, performed by Fettes Brot:
- Wir feiern laut und doll bis alle auf den Tischen springen / Und am Höhepunkt der Party fangen wir laut an zu singen.
- We party hard and loudly until everyone climbs the tables / And in the party's climax we start singing loudly.
- Du musst doller drücken, sonst geht es nicht. ― You need to push harder, otherwise it won't work.
Further reading
- “doll” in Duden online
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