doc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "doc"

Translingual

Symbol

doc

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Northern Kam.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Northern Kam terms

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɒk/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /dɑk/
    • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒk
  • Homophones: Doc, dock

Etymology 1

Clipping of doctor.

Noun

doc (plural docs)

  1. (informal) A doctor.
    • 2015 May 12, Alexandra Jaffe, “First on CNN: New Rove-linked group spends $2M to boost GOP incumbents”, in CNN‎[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 13 February 2025:
      One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC, is spending more than $1.9 million on print, radio and digital ads highlighting the efforts of Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey to pass the “doc fix” legislation that realigned payments to Medicare providers with inflation.
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Translations

Etymology 2

    Clipping of document.

    Noun

    doc (plural docs)

    2. (informal, usually in the plural) A document, especially (in professional jargon) a piece of technical documentation or legal evidence.
      • 2023 July 27, Marshall Cohen, “Hunter Biden plea docs highlight rifts that upended the deal for now”, in CNN‎[2], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 14 January 2025:
        [see title]
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

    Clipping of documentary.

    Noun

    doc (plural docs)

    1. (informal) A documentary.
      Synonyms: docu, (South Africa) doccie, (Australia) doco
      • 2003, The Independent Film & Video Monthly, page 38:
        If you think watching a doc about a spelling bee isn't the most entertaining way to spend ninety minutes, think again.
      • 2010, Rachel Johnson, A Diary of The Lady: My First Year As Editor:
        On the subject of fat men, I was watching a doc about a mountain of flab called Paul last night and Ludo said that he was very proud that the fattest man in the world was English.
      • 2019 November 7, John Serba, “Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Fire in Paradise’ on Netflix, a Nerve-Racking Documentary About the 2018 Camp Fire Tragedy”, in Decider‎[3], archived from the original on 22 April 2020:
        Fire in Paradise mixes the nigh-unbearable tension of docs such as Free Solo and Cartel Land with the sad reportage of An Inconvenient Truth.
      • 2024 January 30, Alli Rosenbloom, “Celine Dion says new doc will detail her life with stiff person syndrome and her road back to performing”, in CNN‎[4], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 5 March 2025:
        Capturing over a year’s worth of Dion’s life, including “never-before-seen” private moments, the doc will showcase the legendary singer navigating “her journey toward living an open and authentic life amidst illness.”
      • 2024 September 4, Mehera Bonner, Samantha Olson, “Behold, A Breakdown of Billie Eilish's Massive Net Worth”, in Cosmopolitan‎[5], archived from the original on 12 February 2025:
        According to Forbes, Billie [Eilish] earned $53 million in 2020. Half of that was thanks to the Apple doc, and the other half was thanks to music sales. Cool-cool-cool, same!

    Etymology 4

    Clipping of doctorate.

    Noun

    doc (plural docs)

    1. Clipping of doctorate.
    Derived terms

    Anagrams

    Italian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈdɔk/
    • Rhymes: -ɔk
    • Hyphenation: dòc

    Noun

    doc

    1. alternative letter-case form of DOC (“controlled designation of origin”)

    Adjective

    doc (invariable)

    1. (viticulture) certified as DOC (of a product, usually wine)
      un vino doc ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    2. (by extension, colloquial) genuine, excellent
      una canzone doc ― an excellent song

    Iu Mien

    Etymology

    From Proto-Hmong-Mien *duH. Cognate with White Hmong deg.

    Noun

    doc

    1. turtle

    Middle English

    Noun

    doc

    1. alternative form of duk (“duke”)

    Old English

    Alternative forms

    • dooc

    Etymology

    Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *dōk (“cloth, rag”), with a change in meaning from "cloth, rag" to "something worthless". Compare similar semantic development in the verb dēċan (“to daub", also "to smear”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /doːk/
    • Rhymes: -oːk

    Noun

    dōc ? or m

    1. bastard
    2. mongrel, hybrid

    Usage notes

    • The precise gender is unknown. Possibly masculine if descended from Proto-West Germanic *dōk.

    Derived terms

    Rohingya

    Rohingya cardinal numbers
     <  9 10 11  > 
        Cardinal : doc

    Alternative forms

    • (Arabic) دࣤشۡ
    • (Bengali) দশ
    • (Myanmar) [Term?]
    • (Hanifi) 𐴊𐴡𐴐𐴢 (doc)

    Etymology

    From Sanskrit दश (daśa, “ten”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [d̪oʃ]

    Numeral

    doc

    1. ten

    Romanian

    Etymology

      Borrowed from English dock.

      Noun

      doc n (plural docuri)

      1. dock

      Declension

      singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative-accusative doc docul docuri docurile
      genitive-dative doc docului docuri docurilor
      vocative docule docurilor
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