oofus

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oofus

noun

A stupid person; oaf; goof: oofus, a dope

[1950s+ Black & jive talk; perhaps fr goof, goofus]

The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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