doobie (English)

Where does "doobie" come from?

The English noun 'doobie', meaning a marijuana cigarette or a cobbler-like fruit dessert, is formed from 'doob' combined with the diminutive suffix '-ie'[1]. The ultimate origin of the root form 'doob' remains unknown, though it is possibly related to 'doob grass'[2].

Open questions

• The etymology of the base form doob is uncertain and might be connected to doob grass. [2]

Full etymology tree

• doobie (English), 'A marijuana cigarette.'
  • derived doob (English), 'A marijuana cigarette.'
  • suffix -ie (English), 'Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.'

Ancestors

• doob (English)
• -ie (English)

Sources

1. doobie (English) - Wiktionary
2. doob (English) - Wiktionary

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