doc

A doctor.

Noun informal

  1. A doctor.
    • One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC, is spending more than $1.9 million on print, radio and digital ads highlighting the efforts of Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, North...

Origin

Clipping of doctor.

Forms

docs

Derived

autodoc Baby Doc doc-in-a-box Papa Doc robodoc what's up Doc

Noun informal, plural normally

  1. A document, especially (in professional jargon) a piece of technical documentation or legal evidence.
    • [see title] - 2023 July 27, Marshall Cohen, “Hunter Biden plea docs highlight rifts that upended the deal for now”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2025:

Origin

Clipping of document.

Forms

docs

Derived

date-me doc docblock doc drop docstring e-doc low-doc loan no-doc

Noun informal

  1. A documentary.
    • If you think watching a doc about a spelling bee isn't the most entertaining way to spend ninety minutes, think again. - 2003, The Independent Film & Video Monthly, page 38:
    • On the subject of fat men, I was watching a doc about a mountain of flab called Paul last night and Ludo said that he was very proud that the fattest man in the world was English. - 2010, Rachel Johnson, A Diary of The...
    • Fire in Paradise mixes the nigh-unbearable tension of docs such as Free Solo and Cartel Land with the sad reportage of An Inconvenient Truth. - 2019 November 7, John Serba, “Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Fire in Paradise’ on...

    Synonyms: docu doccie doco

Origin

Clipping of documentary.

Forms

docs

Noun abbreviation, alt of

  1. Clipping of doctorate.

Origin

Clipping of doctorate.

Forms

docs

Derived

postdoc post-doc