dugree

Pronunciations

degree (DOO-gree) listen
dugree (doo-GREE) listen

Definitions

  • adj. Direct, unvarnished, uneuphemistic.

Example Sentences

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

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew
  • Arabic / Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

  • Modern Heb דוגרי < Colloquial Palestinian Arabic دُغْرِيّ dughriy < Ottoman Turkish

    • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      dugri, doogree

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