Comments on: Dough/Doughboy http://www.word-detective.com/2009/03/doughdoughboy/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Doc http://www.word-detective.com/2009/03/doughdoughboy/comment-page-1/#comment-45831 Doc Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:53:21 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/12/doughdoughboy/#comment-45831 Doughboy is also cockney slang for a heavy punch or blow...my mum would always say to me as a kid "i'll give you such a doughboy in a minute" Doughboy is also cockney slang for a heavy punch or blow…my mum would always say to me as a kid “i’ll give you such a doughboy in a minute”

]]> By: Russell http://www.word-detective.com/2009/03/doughdoughboy/comment-page-1/#comment-37255 Russell Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:58:37 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/12/doughdoughboy/#comment-37255 The origin of "Bread" as a name for Money comes from the English Cockney Rhyming Slang term, "Bread and Honey" meaning Money. The term dough could be derived as a further slang term from Bread. Alternatively is has been suggested that it could be rhyming slang of it's own, derived form the song lyrics, Do ray me far so la te do. "Do, ray, me". . . Mon-ey. The origin of “Bread” as a name for Money comes from the English Cockney Rhyming Slang term, “Bread and Honey” meaning Money. The term dough could be derived as a further slang term from Bread. Alternatively is has been suggested that it could be rhyming slang of it’s own, derived form the song lyrics, Do ray me far so la te do.
“Do, ray, me”. . . Mon-ey.

]]> By: Regina http://www.word-detective.com/2009/03/doughdoughboy/comment-page-1/#comment-4126 Regina Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:31:38 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/12/doughdoughboy/#comment-4126 I think "bread" as a name for money might be bible-based as in "earning your daily bread". I think “bread” as a name for money might be bible-based as in “earning your daily bread”.

]]> By: Jenny http://www.word-detective.com/2009/03/doughdoughboy/comment-page-1/#comment-2647 Jenny Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:23:42 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/12/doughdoughboy/#comment-2647 Here's a claim to the origin of "bread" as slang for money: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112255870 Repeated by NPR, no less. Here’s a claim to the origin of “bread” as slang for money:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112255870

Repeated by NPR, no less.

]]> By: Jason Gillard, Jr. http://www.word-detective.com/2009/03/doughdoughboy/comment-page-1/#comment-2092 Jason Gillard, Jr. Sun, 31 May 2009 14:36:06 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/12/doughdoughboy/#comment-2092 WOW. I am impressed. Not only by the play on words but also by the sheer intelegince shown in the answers. According to my grnadmother (she is 93 yo)the original meaning of the term "doughboys" refer to a small, boiled, suet dumpling, but it was also used by the enemy as a slang for american soldiers. Apparently the enemy were going to "eat them alive". I guess she must have been but a girl when there were cannibals living in america Hope this helps WOW. I am impressed. Not only by the play on words but also by the sheer intelegince shown in the answers. According to my grnadmother (she is 93 yo)the original meaning of the term “doughboys” refer to a small, boiled, suet dumpling, but it was also used by the enemy as a slang for american soldiers. Apparently the enemy were going to “eat them alive”. I guess she must have been but a girl when there were cannibals living in america

Hope this helps

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