dooced
Britishadjective
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Origin of dooced
C21: after the web address of the first person to experience this
Example Sentences
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A year later, her blog candor got her fired, an experience that inspired a popular internet phrase, “Dooced,” referring to people who find themselves scanning job listings after posting ill-advised comments online.
From New York Times
Well, yes, I know it's hard—it's dooced almighty hard; and it looks like there was a big mistake somewheres, but it's no business of mine to say so.
From Project Gutenberg
Her blog's name entered the lingo: to be "Dooced" was to get fired from a job because of some indiscretion online.
From The Guardian
The only utterance, however, forced from him by the sublime thoughts that permeated his soul, was the emission of a white rolling volume of fragrant smoke, accompanied by two words: "Doocèd hot!"
From Project Gutenberg
Nature, you see—bai Jove!—and that sort of thing, for she is a dooced attractive girl.”
From Project Gutenberg
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