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doon by

adverbial phraseplace

down there a short distance away

Indicates a location lower down or a short distance away; 'over there' (downwards).

Example in use

Da's a boat doon by the pier.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/DOON-BAI/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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