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doris

"Doris" is Swedish slang for a woman or girl, often used casually or humorously.

In a sentence

Doris är min mormors namn.
Doris is my grandmother's name.
Here, 'Doris' is used as a proper noun referring to a specific individual.
Man såg en doris ute på havet idag.
One saw a doris out on the sea today.
In this context, 'doris' refers to a type of boat, denoting its general use as a noun.
Det är en doris som jobbar som servitris där.
It is a doris who works as a waitress there.
The term 'doris' here colloquially refers to a woman, emphasizing its informal and perhaps old-fashioned usage in Swedish.

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