Green Day (was Speaking of "gay," etc.)

[Wilson Gray]

On Sep 22, 2004, at 10:31 PM, Jesse Sheidlower wrote:

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> I think the main term for the described item is "rope"; I
> don't think _dookie chain_ is is what popularized _dookie_
> itself. The Green Day album seems more likely a candidate.

But this raises (okay, I admit it: I did consider using "begs") a
couple of other questions. How did Green Day come to know "dookie"? And
did they use it to mean "excrement"?

-Wilson Gray

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> FWIW Google shows 31 hits (20 distinct, apparently) of
> "dookie chain"--none for "dookey chain"--most of which
> appear to be real.
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> Jesse Sheidlower
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