DORMY

dormie, dormy

(adjective) in match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played; “he was dormie three and still lost the match”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

dormy (not comparable)

(golf) Alternative form of dormie

Encyclopaedia of Sport

Source: Wiktionary


Dor"my, a. [Origin uncertain.] (Golf)

Definition: Up, or ahead, as many holes as remain to be played; -- said of a player or side.

A player who is dormy can not be beaten, and at the worst must halve the match. Encyc. of Sport.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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