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Word: Doofus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1960s: perhaps an alteration of goofus, or from Scots doof ‘dolt’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈduːfəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a stupid person
Short Definition:stupid person
Examples:- a doofus who paid an inflated price for a tatty house
Variant Forms:
- dufus
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