Meaning of Scooby-Doo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An American cartoon franchise, named for one of the main characters, a large dog, and featuring as protagonists four "meddling" teenagers who unravel seemingly supernatural mysteries.
2. A Subaru automobile.
   slang
3. The cartoon dog from that cartoon, noted for his trouble-causing lack of sense and almost understandable vocalization.
4. A clue.
   slang
5. A shoe.
   in-plural, slang
6. A screw (a prison warder)
   slang

Examples

“I knew I had to be very careful when I was crafting the story, so that it wouldn't be a Scooby Doo moment—you know⟳, the one where the villain rips off his mask and tells you why he did it—and that he would have⟳ gotten away with it, if not for those pesky kids!”

“A mile out of town, off the Combe Martin road, discover⟳ a real Scooby Doo experience⟳ at Chambercombe Manor. It's shrouded in ghost stories and has starred in TV shows about the paranormal.”

“It was a Scooby-Doo moment: everybody looks down, everybody looks up. Maddy looks surprised. Pat looks guilty. Oh, those meddlesome kids.”

“"I love⟳ the Scooby-Doo of it all." And it was fun, combing through old books and papers for recognizable names.”

“And trying to sell⟳ him on carrots when he's yearning for Scooby-Doos poses a challenge⟳ similar to selling George W. Bush on tax increases.”

“It was like⟳ she was talking to me. Not barking, not growling. More of a Scooby Doo sort⟳ of thing.”

“Zack chose to work⟳ with “Ronald Reagan,” which is very Zack; at one point⟳ I think⟳ he almost convinced Ronald to speak⟳ in a Scooby-Doo accent.”

“For the journey home, you'd take⟳ the Scooby-Doo. Now, though, everything has changed. The new Subaru is about as much fun as a church service. And it doesn't look⟳ good in photographs because, like⟳ me, it doesn't look⟳ good at all.”

“It was past ten o'clock at night and I hadn’t a Scooby-Doo where I was. After a tough twelve-hour day in the saddle, cycling more than 130 miles through rain⟳, wind and sleet, I was tired, soaked through and miserable.”

“There are some 32 different terms for prison officers, from the humorously affectionate kanga (rhyming slang:kangaroo = screw) and the variants Scooby-Doo and Dr. Who via the mildly confrontational German (as if still the enemy over 50 years after World War II!) to the outright abuse of shit-parcel.”

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