phrase General Slang

do-fuh-do

doo-fuh-DOO · phrase · informal

Tit-for-tat; what goes around comes around.

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Definitions

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The principle of reciprocal justice or revenge. Also do-fa-do.

“He mess with me so I mess with him, do-fuh-do.”
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do-fuh-do In A Sentence

He mess with me so I mess with him, do-fuh-do.

Origin & Usage

Bajan/Caribbean, from 'do for do'.

People Also Ask

What does do-fuh-do mean?

It means tit-for-tat or reciprocal justice: what you do to others will be done back to you.

Where does do-fuh-do come from?

It's a Bajan and wider Caribbean expression from 'do for do', capturing the idea that actions get repaid in kind.

How do you use do-fuh-do?

You use it to justify returning treatment in kind, as in 'he trouble me, so do-fuh-do'.

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