dugree

Alternative Spellings

dugri, doogree

Definitions

• Direct, unvarnished, uneuphemistic

Example Sentences

• "I won't beat around the bush--I'll be dugree: that dress makes you look fat."

Languages of Origin

Modern Hebrew, Arabic

Etymology

Colloquial Palestinian Arabic دُغْرِيّ dughriy, Modern Heb דוגרי

Who Uses This

Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

Regions

North America

Dictionaries

None

Notes

DUE-gree