dooe(e) n.
(Ling. Fr./Polari ) the number two.
(con. 1840s–50s) London Labour and London Poor III 206/2: We could average our duey bionk peroon a darkey, or two shillings each, in the night. | ||
Signor Lippo 44: One of the troupe intimated a whip round for the cook, so we gave her due soldi apiece. | ||
DSUE (8th edn) 331/1: dooee, occ. dooe; doee; duey. Two [...] mid-C19–20. | ||
Fabulosa 291/1: dewey, dooe, dooey, duey two. | ||
Man-Eating Typewriter 4: In duey-chenta setta-daitcha-heksa junos (276 days, for those without the lingo). |