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Doney vs Toney - What's the difference?

doney | toney |

As a noun doney

is (colloquial) girl, sweetheart, darling, young woman, woman.

As an adjective toney is

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doney

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (colloquial) girl, sweetheart, darling, young woman, woman
  • * May 7, 1927 , Uncle Dave Macon, "Tell Her To Come Back Home", Vocalion 5153
  • * 1951 , Elmore James, Dust My Broom
    • a no-good doney , shouldn't allow her on the street
  • * late 20th century , Mississippi blues musician R. L. Burnside, "Long Haired Doney"

    • References

    * http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=54922&messages=35

    Synonyms

    * doney gal

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    toney

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • * 1918 , William Magney, The Hunt Ball Mystery , Chapter II:
    • The ball will be rather a toney affair."
  • * 1921 , D. H. Lawrence, The Lost Girl , Thomas Seltzer (1921), Chapter XII:
    • The really toney women of the place came to take tea in her room, and these little teas in the hospital were like a little elegant female conspiracy.
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