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See also: Doney
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
doney (plural doneys)
- Alternative form of dhoni
Etymology 2[edit]
Perhaps from Catalan dona or Spanish doña; perhaps introduced to England by sailors who had visited Spanish or Italian ports[1]
Noun[edit]
doney (plural doneys)
- (colloquial) girl, sweetheart, darling, young woman, woman
- May 7, 1927, Uncle Dave Macon, "Tell Her To Come Back Home", Vocalion 5153
- 1951, Elmore James, Dust My Broom:
- a no-good doney, shouldn't allow her on the street
- late 20th century, Mississippi blues musician R. L. Burnside, "Long Haired Doney"