Do Duke students call themselves Dukies?

Colleges & Universities Duke University
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<p>If not, do they have some nickname of the sort?</p>

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<p>the blue devils…</p>

<p>But yes, Dukies are sometimes used despite the fact that some people think it’s a pejorative term.</p>

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<p>Dukies is not pejorative. Dookies, on the other hand, is pejorative, courtesy of our friends at UNC. Obviously, you can’t tell the difference when saying it though.</p>

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<p>since you can’t tell the difference when saying it, it doesn’t really matter.</p>

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<p>Not really…</p>

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<p>haha, ok…</p>

<p>so “Dukies” is still used sometimes in self-reference, correct?</p>

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<p>bump, help?</p>