doona

UK /ˈdu(ː)nə/ US /ˈdʉːnə/
noun 1contraction 1name 1

Definitions

noun

1

A padded blanket used as a cover in bed; a duvet.

He had put the doona on sideways. My feet were sticking out.

Well when I say it was cool, it was actually cold enough to freeze the nuts off a fruit cake and it took Dad half an hour [...] to get me from under the nice warm doona.

contraction

1

Contraction of do + not, used by some American fiction authors to signify that a character has a Scottish accent, although the word does not exist in Scots or Scottish English.

“I doona ken how he found us,” he muttered darkly.

“Are you talking to those cats again? Do you really think they listen? Do you really think they understand?” “I doona know, Grandma. And I doona care.”

name

1

An Irish surname.

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