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do(1) (iou)



do noun1. [du:] Pl. dos, do's. L16.
[from DO verb.]
a. The action of doing; that which is done; business, concern; in pl., affairs. Now rare or obsolete. L16.
O. Cromwell It's probable the Kirk has done their doo.
b. Something done in a set or elaborate manner; an entertainment; a party, a social function; a military engagement. colloq. E19.
poor do: see POOR adjective.
B. Bainbridge Met him at a masonic do last year.
c. sing. & (usu.) in pl. Behaviour towards someone, treatment. Chiefly in fair dos, equitable treatment, fair shares. colloq. M19.
Commotion, trouble; a fuss, an ado. obsolete exc. dial. L16.
A swindle; an imposture; a hoax. slang. E19.
A success. Only in make a do of. Austral. & NZ colloq. E20.
An instruction; an injunction to do something. Usu. in pl. in dos and don'ts. E20.
= hairdo s.v. HAIR noun. colloq. E20.
Excrement. nursery & slang. L20.
Comb.: do-rag US Black slang a scarf or cloth worn to protect one's hairstyle.