dorm

[dawrm] Origin

dorm

[dawrm]
noun Informal.

Origin:
1895–1900; by shortening
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Dorm is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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dorm (dɔːm)
 
n
informal short for dormitory

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Word Origin & History

dorm
1900, colloquial shortening of dormitory.
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Slang Dictionary

dorm definition


  1. n.
    a dormitory. : Fred lives in a co-ed dorm.
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dorm
dormitory
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