doogheno

English

Etymology

Back slang for one good or good one.

Noun

doogheno

1. (obsolete, costermongers) Something or someone good.
   • 2012, Anthony Quinn, The Streets, →ISBN, page 196:

     Some sound of dismay must have escaped my lips, for Jo narrowed his eyes on me. 'Doogheno or dabheno?' he asked in a low voice, unable to diagnose it for himself.

Antonyms

• dabeno, trosseno

Adjective

doogheno (comparative more doogheno, superlative most doogheno)

1. (obsolete, costermongers) Good
   • 1851, Henry Mayhew, “Habits and Amusements of Costermongers”, in London Labour and the London Poor‎^[1], volume 1, page 11:

     Business topics are discussed in a most peculiar style. One man takes the pipe from his mouth and says, "Bill made a doogheno hit this morning." "Jem," says another, to a man just entering, "you'll stand a top o' reeb?" "On," answers Jem, "I've had a trosseno tol, and have been doing dab."

Synonyms

• doog

Antonyms

• dab, trosseno