doo-doo

noun

ˈdü-(ˌ)dü How to pronounce doo-doo (audio)
Definition of doo-doonext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doo-doo
  1. dung
  2. soil
  3. dirt
Noun
  • When not elbow-deep in dino dung or outrunning raptors, Laura Dern's heartfelt performance in Jurassic Park shows why women really deserve to inherit the Earth — and all of the acting awards.
    — Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
  • The team ended up with a jar of elephant dung scent.
    — RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
Definition of dung
Noun
  • Their standards include, but are not limited to testing water quality as well as soil assessments, machinery and harvest cleanliness rules and traceability and training requirements.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • Traveling away from one’s homeland often meant being battered by the seas and landing on foreign soil seeking food, water, and respite.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • Unlike most, Pumphrey and four comrades received a cursory burial beneath a thin layer of dirt.
    — Allen Breed, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • But some of the guys that Marcus was working with that were doing some of the dirt races at Bristol thought about having a dirt race at Wilkesboro, and there was this idea and plan to put dirt on it and have a race there.
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of dirt

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“Doo-doo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doo-doo. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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