dooced
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English
Etymology 1
Adjective
dooced (comparative more dooced, superlative most dooced)
Adverb
dooced (comparative more dooced, superlative most dooced)
- (dated, dialect) Deuced.
- 1884, George Augustus Sala, Quite Alone[1], page 18:
- Should have liked to belong to that set, only they drank so dooced hard.
- 1878, John Byrne Leicester Warren, Salvia Richmond:
- "Dooced good fishing in Blankshire," threw in Charlie Mayne.
Etymology 2
Coined in 2002 from Dooce, the pseudonym of American blogger Heather Armstrong, who was dismissed for blogging about her work and colleagues, + -ed.
Verb
dooced
- (Internet slang) Dismissed from one's job as a result of one's actions on the Internet.
- 2007, Erik Ringmar, A Blogger's Manifesto:
- Bill Poon in California got dooced from a burger joint when he posted a picture of his boss on MySpace.
- 2007, Laurie J Mullins, Management and Organisational Behaviour:
- Careless blogging can get you dooced.