The phrase "a donnie" is not standard in written English and may not be widely recognized.
It could be used in informal contexts, possibly as slang or a nickname, but clarity may be lost without additional context.
Example: "He showed up wearing a donnie that made everyone laugh."
Alternatives: "a hat" or "a cap".
Thumbsucker is another adaptation, this time from a novel by Walter Kirn, and it focuses on a Donnie disturbed disteened teen, still sucking his thumb at 17, who is put on Ritalin and undergoes a dramatic personality change.
It is not apparent what is accomplished by having actor Lisa Lambe read out a marathon list of synonyms for women's genitalia, nor by the presence of a male actor (Ronan Leahy) wearing a Donnie Darko-esque bunny head.
(In this case, a dude in a murderous rage dressed in a Donnie Darko-style bunnysuit).
He's a Donnie Brasco-era Mafioso type, so I'm taking him somewhat seriously.
It was predicted here that his status would affect this season and, indeed, as reports of his demise dominate the news cycle, Mattingly has quickly gone from "lame duck" to just "duck!" In the end, saddled with a team that has been just one rich illusion, it seems as if only a Donnie Miracle can save the Dodgers' manager.
The other is a demagogic bigot with a puddle-deep understanding of national and international issues, who openly courts white nationalism, is hostile to women, Mexicans and Muslims, and is callously using black people as pawns in a Donnie-come-lately kinder-gentler campaign.
The second digital song, "What a Catch, Donnie", was released a short time later on October 15, 2008, charting at number 94 on the Hot 100, number fifty-three on Digital Songs and number ninety-five in Canada week of November 1.
While a company like Disco Donnie Presents might have a hard time selling sponsorships to, say, Pepsi, a public company that runs many events all over the world might have a better chance.
In Donnie Darko a high-school teacher uses Graham Greene's tale The Destructors as an emblematic text.
Instead, Jesse has a change of heart yet again, allows Donnie to live, panting with a gun in his mouth rather than splattered on the floor.
Congrats Donnie on finding a new low to sink to.
