Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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OUT-DOO, n. Also oot-doo. Applied in proverbial phr. to a person who makes himself very agreeable to all except his own family (Abd. 1959 Scottish Studies III. i. 44). See Doo, n. and phs. better construed as two words.Abd. 1915 H. Beaton Benachie 209:
In deil, oot doo — Unkind at home, kind away from it.
