Thesaurus results for DOO-DOO

doo-doo

noun

ˈdü-(ˌ)dü

Definition of doo-doo

as in dung

solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal a three-year-old who thought talking about doo-doo was the funniest thing ever

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Recent Examples of doo-doo The soundtrack for the full-band pic features a staticky guitar line with melodic vocals that doo-doo-doo (and the studio shot sounds very similar). — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026 That matters and got noted because 25 rodent doo-doo dots sat on the floor in the dry storage room and five were on a dry storage room shelf next to cleaning chemicals. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025

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Noun

During the first re-inspection, the inspector saw about 10 pieces of rodent dung under the air-conditioning unit, seven in the hallway by the back door and three under storage by the hallway bathroom.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
In southern India, for example, villagers are allowing – and even paying – herders to use their land in exchange for dung, the natural fertilizer that farmers need to produce higher-value organic crops.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of dung

Noun

Introduced crawling through the Trask family’s field, her black blood spattering their rich soil like a human pesticide, Cathy personifies the series’ potent blend of dread and beauty.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026
During dry periods, soil-dwelling bacteria produce a compound called geosmin that deters insects such as fruit flies.

— Gregory Wakeman, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of soil

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There was like ten minutes of just chaos, with kids throwing dirt everywhere and getting excited to get little seeds put in their hands, and then being able to bring their plant home, and take care of it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
The ball fell to the dirt, allowing Harris to score and Albies to get to third for his first career postseason triple.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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