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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hindi दूब (dūb). Doublet of durva.
Noun
doob (uncountable)
- Doob grass.
- Synonym: Bermuda grass
1911, C.M. Hutchinson, “Turf”, in Agricultural Journal Of India, Pusa: Agricultural Research Institute, page 368:Doob is a shallow rooted plant and obtains its food from the surface layer of soil; most of the other grasses, with which it has to compete, such as motha (Cyperus rotundus), dabhi (Imperata arundinacea) and rari (Saccharum spontaneum) are comparatively deep-rooted; […]
Etymology 2
Unknown, perhaps related to doob grass.
Noun
doob (plural doobs)
- (slang) A marijuana cigarette.
- Synonyms: doobie, joint, reefer, spliff, score; see also Thesaurus:marijuana cigarette
1996, Eric Bogosian, SubUrbia (motion picture), spoken by Bee-Bee (Dina Spybey-Waters):I don't smoke doobs and I don't really hang out.
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Somali
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic *zoob- ~ *doob-.
Noun
doob ?
- bachelor
References
- “doob” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.