Dooks

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. Engaging in a playful or vigorous splash or dip in water; making a quick submersion or dunking motion in liquid; the act of immersing briefly, often in a spirited manner
2. To jump or plunge repeatedly or energetically into a body of water; a light-hearted splash or soak; the process of dunking oneself or another in water for refreshment or fun
3. The action of repeatedly entering or dipping into water with enthusiasm; a brisk submersion or wetting; participating in a water activity involving quick, lively immersions

Etymology: "Dooks" is the plural form of "dook," a Scottish and northern English word for plunging into water, and its roots lie in an unexpected place: the cloth in your wardrobe. "Dook" appears to have grown from "duck," the verb meaning to dip the head under water, and the two words are related to the Dutch "doek," meaning cloth or canvas. Both descend from a Proto-Germanic word for cloth, so a verb about sinking into water shares ancestry with the fabric used to make sails and linen. The name is thought to be onomatopoeic, meaning it imitates the sound of a body hitting water. The rhythm of "dook" suggests a quick, splashing plunge, and that sound-based character probably helped the word survive in regional speech.

Synonyms: dives, plunges, swims, bathes, dips

Antonyms: emerges, rises, floats, surfaces