doofus
or du·fus
[doo-fuh s]
- Slang. a foolish or inept person.
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Origin of doofus
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Contemporary Examples
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.
doofus
- informal, mainly US a slow-witted or stupid person
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Word Origin
C20: from Black slang
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Word Origin and History for doofus
n.
student slang, "dolt, idiot, nerd," by 1960s. "Dictionary of American Slang" says "probably related to doo-doo and goofus."
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