phrase General Slang

what up doe

· phrase · midwest

Detroit's signature greeting — 'what's up' with the city's stamp on it.

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The Detroit hello. 'Doe' here is the city's pet term of address — closer to 'dude' or 'bro' than the deer. Drop it on a Detroiter and you've said you know the city. Drop it anywhere else and you've outed yourself as from the D.

“What up doe, haven't seen you since the Tigers game.”
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what up doe In A Sentence

What up doe, haven't seen you since the Tigers game.

Origin & Usage

Detroit AAVE, where 'doe' functions as a general term of address. Carried nationally by Detroit rappers (Big Sean, Eminem, Royce da 5'9").

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