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Scooby gang
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English
Etymology
Derived from the cartoon Scooby-Doo, which featured a group of teenagers regularly engaged in solving mysteries.
Noun
A small and cohesive group of people (usually teenagers) who regularly seek to solve mysteries.
en 2007 Alyssa Day Atlantis Awakening: The Warriors of Poseidon 131 "Hey, the Scooby gang's all here," Ven said.
en 2004 Nora Roberts Blue Dahlia: The Garden Trilogy 192 "We're like the Scooby gang."
en 2003 Andy Mangels; Michael A. Martin Pursuit 175 He's haunted, she thought. And from the look of things, this is one ghost that even our little Scooby Gang might have trouble getting rid of.
en 1999 Warren Murphy; Richard Sapir Deadly Genes 165 Care to let the rest of the Scooby Gang in on whatever's got your spider senses tingling?"
See also
en Scooby snack
en eponyms
en People