Pardon the Newbie question - What's a DO?
 

I did a search but couldn't find the answer. If anyone wants to take pity on a poor Flyertalk newbie and explain, I am all ears.

WELCOME TO FT!

A "DO" is simply a word coined to represent a gathering of Flyertalkers.

So, the SIN DO would refer to a Flyertalkers gathering in Singapore.

The Catman DO referred to the great gatherings of Flyertalkers that CATMAN held in New York City.

William

Thank you!

Someone told me it was also a term used when a guy couldn't hit his golf ball past the women's tee, he had to walk to his ball with his D.O. :0

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[This message has been edited by Gaza (edited 10-15-2003).]

Oops!

The word "do" with the meaning "party" is definitely NOT a specially-coined word!

Prior thread on this very same subject

To quote myself, "In the Oxford English Dictionary (OED2 on CD-ROM, version 1.14, copyright 1994), the earliest citation of "do" meaning "party" dates from 1824."


Kathy

Now after my attempt at a funny, I have also been told it stands for "Drinking Organization."

or hairstyle.

Thanks everyone. I thought DO was an obscure acronym for something rather than the word "do." Although drinking organization makes sense with a lot of the frequent flyers I know.

In any event, my question has been answered. Thank you all very much. Feel free to talk amongst yourselves. :P

* Edited for atrocious spelling.

[This message has been edited by kef0913 (edited 10-15-2003).]

Sorry that I missed this before. On this side of the Atlantic, a Do was always a party as you have been told.

It is still used here but tends to be in particular contexts - you always speak about someone's leaving do - rather than a leaving party. There is no reason it is just Custom and Practice like so many things.

The word "do" for party comes up in the "Daily Telegraph" cryptic crossword very regularly. As I am of SanDiego1K generation (although she wears it so much better!), there was a film many many years ago called "Sing as you go" which starred Gracie Fields (no relation to W.C.).

There is a song in the film called

"We're having a Party, We're having a Do" and I bet I am the only FTer to have seen the thing!

A Do tends to be somewhat small in number so calling the London Do - a Do - is quite ridiculous as there are so many people coming that there will be hardly anyone posting that weekend as they will all be careerring around London led by the aforesaid lady like Bouddica in her chariot!

So, Paul, you're telling us our London Do is more like an invasion, led by our very own Warrior Queen? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif


Kathy

[This message has been edited by KathyWdrf (edited 10-21-2003).]

We'll if this is the inference that you have drawn, who am I to argue with you?

We have all sort of Queens in London, and I suspect that there will mass abdications that weekend in the face of Real Royalty! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif