don't stand on ceremony
Feel at home, be natural, don't be formal.
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don't sweat it
do not worry about it
don't take any wooden nickels
Be cautious and don't accept something that seems valuable but is actually worthless
don't talk the talk if you can't walk the walk
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
don't tell me
I don't want to know
don't throw the baby out with the bathwater
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
don't try to be someone you're not
Be authentic and true to yourself
don't try to reinvent the wheel
Avoid recreating something that already exists
don't worry
do not be anxious or concerned
dona and feeles
A woman and children. Italian or Lingua Franca, DONNE E FIGLIE. The word DONA is usually pronounced DONER.
Donation of Constantine
See DECRETALS. Donation of Pepin, The. When Pepin con- quered Ataulf (755) the exarchate of Ravenna fell into his hands. Pepin gave it, with the surrounding country and the Republic of Rome, to the Pope (Stephen II), and thus founded the Papal States and the whole fabric of the temporal power of the Popes.
done deal
An agreement or decision that is finalized and cannot be changed
done up
Ruined by gaming and extravagances. Modern Term.
done up
An equivalent expression to "dead beat."
done!
The expression used when a bet is accepted. To be DONE, is to be considerably worsted.—See also DO.
dong
The penis.
donk
To hit
donkey
"tuppence more and up goes the DONKEY," a vulgar street phrase for extracting as much money as possible before performing any task. The phrase had its origin with a travelling showman, the finale of whose performance was the hoisting of a DONKEY on a pole or ladder; but this consummation was never arrived at unless the required amount was first paid up, and "tuppence more" was generally the sum demanded.
Donkey Kong
An uncivilized or ill-mannered person; a boor.
donkey work
Hard, tedious, and often menial work
donkey's ears
Someone who is considered annoying or talkative
donkey's years
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
donkey, donkey dick
A he, or jack ass: called donkey, perhaps, from the Spanish or don-like gravity of that animal, intitled also the king of Spain's trumpeter.
donner le bal a quelqifun
The reference is to the complicated dances of former times, when all followed the leader.
donniker
A toilet.
Donnybrook Fair
This fair, held in August from the time of King John, till 1 855, was noted for its bacchanalian orgies and light-hearted rioting. Hence it is proverbial for a disorderly gathering or a regular rumpus. The village was a mile and a half south-east of Dublin, and is now one of its suburbs.
dono
A donation.
donovan
A potato.
donut bumper
A lesbian.
donut patrol
The police.
doobage
marijuana
doobs
Dubai.
doodle
The penis.
doodle
A silly fellow, or noodle: see NOODLE. Also a child's penis. Doodle doo, or Cock a doodle doo; a childish appellation for a cock, in imitation of its note when crowing.
doodle sack
A bagpipe. Dutch.--Also the private parts of a woman.
doogheno
Literally "good-one," but implying generally a good market, a good man, &c.
doogheno hit
One good hit. A coster remarks to a mate, "Jack made a DOOGHENO HIT this morning," implying that he did well at market, or sold out with good profit. Actually a good hit only is intended, but redundancy has its charms in the back slang as well as in more pretentious literary efforts.
dookie
Feces.
dookie hole
The anus.
dookin
Fortune-telling. Gipsy, DUKKERIN.
doomed if you do, doomed if you don't
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
dope sheet
A detailed schedule or plan
Dorcas Society
A woman's circle for making clothing for the poor. So called from Dorcas, in Acts ix, 39, who made "coats and garments" for widows.
dorian mode
The scale represented by the white keys on a pianoforte, beginning with D. A simple, solemn form of music, the first of the authentic Church modes.
doric dialect
The dialect spoken by the natives of Doris, in Greece. It was broad and hard. Hence, any broad dialect such as that of rustics. Robert Burns's verses are an example of British Doric.
Doric Order
The oldest, strongest, and simplest of the Grecian orders of architecture. The Greek Doric is simpler than the Roman imitation. The former stands on the pavement without fillet or other ornament, and the flutes are not scalloped.
dork
A quirky, silly or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends and typically has unfashionable hobbies. (Overlaps conceptually with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same level of intelligence.)
dorko
A dork.
dorkwad
A dork.
dorkweed
dork; idiot
Dormer Window
The window of an attic standing out from the slope of the roof; properly, the window of a bedroom. (O.Fr. aormeor, a dormitory.
dormitive principle
A humorous term for a circular or meaningless explanation
dormitive virtue
A quality or property that is claimed to explain a phenomenon but actually explains nothing
Dos a Dos
Back to back. Two books share three boards between them and open on opposite sides. Popular in the 17th century for binding books in pairs, such as the Old and New Testaments.
dos and don'ts
rules or advice about what to do and what not to do
dose
Three months’ imprisonment with hard labour.
dosh
Money.
doss
A bed. Probably from DOZE, though quite as likely from DORSE, the back. Least likely of all, as any one who knows aught about the surrounding circumstances of those who use the term will admit, is it from the Norman, DOSSEL, a hanging or bed canopy, from which some have professed to derive it.
doss down
To sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.
dot and carry one
An infant just beginning to toddle; one who limps in walking; a person who has one leg longer than the other.
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