Word
donald
Phoneticsdon·ald
/ˈdɑnəɫd/
Definitions
01a male name
n. a common first name for a man, originally from Scotland.
n. a male given name of Scottish Gaelic origin, meaning 'world-ruler'.
“Donald and his brother went to the park to play football.”
“The historian noted that the name Donald was particularly prevalent in the Scottish Highlands during the eighteenth century.”
02to go to the toilet
n. a very informal way to say you need to go to the toilet to empty your bowels.
n. an instance of Cockney rhyming slang where 'Donald Trump' rhymes with 'dump'.
“He said he needed to go for a Donald before the long car journey.”
“The use of 'Donald' as rhyming slang has seen a resurgence in certain British dialects, though it remains strictly restricted to highly informal registers.”
British English · Slang · Informal
Usage
Usually used with the verb 'to have' or 'to go for a'.
Synonyms
Real-World Examples
“The vandalism comes as Donald Trump has launched a personal and sometimes politically divisive campaign to alter memorials around Washington.” “London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, has also been a frequent target of racialised attacks from rightwing leaders abroad, including Donald Trump, seeking to gain political advantage from Islamophobic lies.” “It should also identify who was involved in the plan for Thrive Capital, a firm with close familial links to US President Donald Trump, to play a leading role in the venture.” “The report follows a wave of sanctions between the US and China and comes weeks before US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington.” Etymology
Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall and reinforced by Medieval Latin Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Old Irish Domnall, from Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos (“prince / chief of the world”). Doublet of Domhnall.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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