dor

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noun (1)

variants or dorr

ˈdȯ(ə)r,

-ȯ(ə)

or less commonly dor bug

plural -s

: any of various insects that fly with a buzzing noise

—used often in combination

dor fly

dor

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noun (2)

variants or less commonly dorre

plural -s

archaic

: trick, deception, mockery

dor

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transitive verb

variants or less commonly dorre

dorred; dorred; dorring; dors also dorres

obsolete

: to make a fool of : mock

Dor

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noun (3)

plural Dor or Dors

: bongo

Phrases

give one the dor

archaic

: to make a fool of one

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English dorre, dore, from Old English dora bumblebee; akin to Middle Low German dorte drone, Old English drān

Noun (2)

probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse dār mockery, from dāra

Transitive verb

probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse dāra to mock, scoff, from Middle Low German bedōren to make a fool of, from dōre fool, lunatic; akin to Middle Dutch dōr fool, Middle High German tōre fool, lunatic, deaf person, dōsen to be quiet, doze, Latin fumus smoke