dookie

noun

doo·​kie ˈdü-kē How to pronounce dookie (audio)
plural dookies
1
informal : feces, poop
In addition to providing humankind with its oldest example of parasite DNA to date, the desiccated dookie raises some questions about the disease ecology of these big-bodied cats.Katherine J. Wu
2
informal : the act of defecating
This may be more information than anyone needs, but there is a certain etiquette to taking a dookie in a prison cell.Jimmy A. Lerner

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Sorry, babe, but that dookie is lying on your doorstep, too. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

perhaps extended form of doo (in doo-doo)

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dookie was in 1965

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“Dookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dookie. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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