Thread: do'sy

"Its a do'sy "

Please, if anybody can enlighten me as to What does "do'sy" mean?

I think we may need to have the word / phrase in the full context to work this one out. It isn't obvious to me in England, and I'm not sure how that would be pronounced. I once worked with a Scotsman who referred to anything really good as "a real doosie". I have no idea what the Scottish dialect word actually means or how it is spelt!
However doozie / doozy appears in various on-line dictionaries as slang for smomething good or bizarre or difficult - possibly derived from the flower - daisy, or the short form of a luxury car years ago.
The only other possibility I can suggest is that it is part of " dosi -do" or " dos-a-dos"- a move in country dancing / square dancing.
Hope this helps!

Dave, it helps!
Thank you very much! He was talking about a thing that surprised me in a good sense and at the end wrote "Its a do'sy ". I guessed that it is something good but was not sure.

Originally Posted by N

Dave, it helps!
Thank you very much! He was talking about a thing that surprised me in a good sense and at the end wrote "Its a do'sy ". I guessed that it is something good but was not sure.

Just to elaborate on what Dave said, the expression "it's a duesy" comes from the early 20th century. In the 30s there were cars called Duesenbergs which were the pinnacle of luxury, you could not buy a more luxurious car. So when something is a "duesy" it's extremely good, beyond compare.

NineOne, thank you!
Very interesting!

...and just to reinforce what these guys have said, you usually see it now in the context of "puzzling."

"Have you seen today's crossword puzzle? It's a doosie!"

"How are we going to increase our profits if our labors costs are going up? That's a real doosie!"

Спасиба, дядя Бармалей!