doogheno

English

Etymology

Back slang for one good or good one.

Noun

doogheno

  1. (obsolete, costermongers) Something or someone good.
    • 2012, Quinn, Anthony, The Streets, →ISBN, page 196:
      Some sound of dismay must have escaped my lips, for Jo narrowed his eyes on me. 'Doogheno or dabheno?' he asked in a low voice, unable to diagnose it for himself.

Antonyms

Adjective

doogheno (comparative more doogheno, superlative most doogheno)

  1. (obsolete, costermongers) Good
    • 1851, Mayhew, Henry, “Habits and Amusements of Costermongers”, in London Labour and the London Poor, volume 1, page 11:
      Business topics are discussed in a most peculiar style. One man takes the pipe from his mouth and says, "Bill made a doogheno hit this morning." "Jem," says another, to a man just entering, "you'll stand a top o' reeb?" "On," answers Jem, "I've had a trosseno tol, and have been doing dab."

Synonyms

  • doog

Antonyms

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