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dookie braid

AAVE and African American hair culture term for a large, thick braid — typically a chunky box braid or cornrow style.

ˈduki ˈbɹeɪd171 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 28, 2026US

AAVE and African American hair culture term for a large, thick braid — typically a chunky box braid or cornrow style. Dookie braids are a prominent and celebrated natural hairstyle associated with Black hair culture, popularised widely in the 1990s and experiencing renewed mainstream visibility in the 2000s-2010s.

She wore her hair in dookie braids for the summer, each one thick as her thumb.
Origin: Origin uncertain; dookie may be related to dooky or be a variant of dookie meaning big or chunky in some AAVE dialects. Editorial expansion authored on Slangora (model-assisted, hedged).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026US

(AAVE) A large, thick braid of the hair.

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