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Doy vs Doty - What's the difference?

doy | doty |

As an interjection doy

is disdainful indication that something is obvious; see duh.

As an adjective doty is

suffering from rot, or waterlogged.

doy

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • Disdainful indication that something is obvious; see duh.
  • Wow, he looks pretty angry. - Doy!

    Usage notes

    Often intentionally drawled for emphasis.

    Synonyms

    * obviously! * duh * no duh (Australian'', ''American ) * no shit (Sherlock) * you don't say * no kidding ----

    doty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (carpentry, of wood) Suffering from rot, or waterlogged
  • *1903 ,
  • An hour later, he came upon a hollow tree, filled with doty wood which he could tear out with his hands and he built a fire and broiled a little more bacon.
  • (US, dialectal, of a person) Senile; in one's dotage
  • Alternative forms

    * (suffering from rot) doaty, dotey

    Derived terms

    * dotiness

    See also

    * dotty * doty in the Dictionary of American Regional English