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doofus
[ doo-fuhs ]
noun
- Slang. a foolish or inept person.
doofus
/ ˈduːfəs /
noun
- informal.a slow-witted or stupid person
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Origin of doofus1
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Example Sentences
As Irons plays him, at least until the movie’s swerving finale, this PM is a likable doofus, certain that any problem can be solved with a handshake and a cup of tea.
This book is about how to be a better parent, how to truly make space for your kids and, yes, how to redefine your role as a father as our society evolves past the old tropes of masculinity and the doofus dad.
I hope that its success encourages others to look beyond the tired “doofus dad” tropes.
As for the current team ... Mitt Romney: too much of a doofus.
To this point, the Delaware doofus always seemed cloaked in an invincible air of likeability.
“OK, I feel like a doofus, but I cried through like half of that thing,” she admitted.
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