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doctor

Regional

Meaning
To adjust food or drink to taste (verb).
Type
Regionalism
Used in
Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Deep South

What does “doctor” mean

"I doctor up my coffee with cream and two sugars." Common across the South.

Where it's used

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