Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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done to a turn 1. mod. well-cooked; nicely
cooked. The entire meal was done to a
turn. The turkey was done to a turn. 2.
mod. beaten. When Wilbur’s opponent
was done to a turn, Wilbur was declared
the winner. Max was done to a turn,
and Sam walked away.


done with mirrorsGo to done by mirrors.


dongn. the penis. (Usually objectionable.)
He held his hands over his dong and ran
for the bedroom.


donkey’s breakfastn. something made of
straw: a straw hat, a straw mattress, etc.
I don’t really want to sleep on a donkey’s
breakfast, but it’s better than the f loor. 
The tourist was wearing a red dress and
had a donkey’s breakfast on her head.


donkey’s yearsn. a long time. I haven’t
seen you in donkey’s years. It’s been don-
key’s years since we talked.


donnybrookn. a big argument; a brawl. 
There was a big donnybrook at the concert,
and the police were called. Who started
this donnybrook?


Don’t ask.sent. The answer is so depress-
ing, you don’t even want to hear it. 
How am I? Don’t ask. This has been a
horrible day. How horrible, you say? Don’t
ask.


Don’t ask me.sent. I don’t know either.
(With the emphasis on me.) I don’t
know. Don’t ask me. Don’t ask me. I
wasn’t there.


Don’t call us, we’ll call you.sent. a for-
mulaic expression given to job applicants
who have just interviewed or auditioned
for a job. Thank you, Eddie Evans.
Don’t call us, we’ll call you. Stupendous,
Gloria, just stupendous. What glamour
and radiance! Don’t call us, we’ll call you.


Don’t get your bowels in an uproar!ex-
clam. Don’t get so excited! Now, now,
don’t get your bowels in an uproar. Every-
thing will be all right.


don’t give a hoottv. don’t care at all.
(Folksy.) Go ahead. Do it if you want.
I don’t give a hoot. She doesn’t give a
hoot if you go into town without her.


don’t give a riptv.don’t really care at all.
Go ahead! Ruin your life! I don’t give a
rip. I don’t give a rip what you do!
Don’t have a cow!exclam. Calm down!;
Don’t get so excited! (Made famous in the
television show, The Simpsons.) Chill
out, man! Don’t have a cow! Aw, don’t
have a cow, dad!
Don’t I know it!exclam. That is really true!
It’s bad all right. Don’t I know it! 
Late? Don’t I know it. I’m yawning like hot
cakes.
Don’t make a federal case out of it!sent.
Don’t make such a fuss!; This isn’t as im-
portant as you are making it. So, I
dropped a whole dozen eggs! I’ll clean it up.
Don’t make a federal case out of it!
Don’t make me laugh!exclam. That is a
stupid suggestion! You a judge? Don’t
make me laugh! Don’t make me laugh.
Tom could never do that.
Don’t sweat it!exclam. Don’t worry about
it! No problem. Don’t sweat it! Don’t
sweat it! We’ll take care of it.
(Don’t) you wish!exclam. I’m sure you
wish it were true. You think you’ll win?
Don’t you wish! There’s no school to-
morrow? You wish!
dooGo to do.
doobageGo to dubage.
doobie and dooby; duby[“dubi] n. a mar-
ijuana cigarette; a fat marijuana cigarette.
(Drugs.) Frank sells doobies like they
were candy. Want a doobie?
doodad[“dudAd] n. <a name for a gadget.>
What are these little doodads? I don’t
know what they’re called. If they had
names, they wouldn’t be doodads, now
would they?
doodle 1. n. the penis. (Usually objection-
able.) Put your doodle away, Jimmy,
and f lush the toilet. 2. n. feces, especially
a baby’s feces. Billy’s got doodle in his
diapers. 3. in. to defecate. (See also doo-
doo.) The dog doodled on the back
porch.
doodly-shitGo to diddly-shit.
(doodly-)squatGo to diddly-squat.

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