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doofus, a. and n. slang (orig. and chiefly U.S.).
Brit. |ˈduːfəs|, U.S. |ˈdufəs|
Forms: 19– doofus, 19– dufus
[Origin uncertain: perhaps an alteration of goofus n.1 Perhaps compare German doof stupid, dopey (early 20th cent.; > adj.).]
A. adj. Characteristic of a stupid or foolish person; dumb, dopey. Cf. goofus adj.
1967C. L. Cooper Farm i. iii. 27 Miss Ann..smiling a greatbig [sic] stupid doofus grin. 1985Campus Voice Apr. 22 He speaks in his best dufus voice. 2000Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 20 Feb. He's a cartoon character in human form, what with those lanky doofus locks, those boggly eyes.
B. n. A foolish or stupid person, an idiot; also as a general term of contempt. Cf. goofus n.1
[1955J. Lardner in N.Y. Times Mag. 25 Dec. 10/1 Doofus lost every round from the third, but they give him the duke!] 1977Amer. Speech 1975 50 58 Don't bother to see Dean Fairchild; he'll do his best to make you feel like a doofus. 1989L. Moore in New Yorker 13 Nov. 53/2 We're in our forties here. You can't use words like ‘dork’ anymore... He's not a dork. He's a dufus. Maybe. Maybe a doink. 2001L. Block Hit List 203, I feel sorry for Mapes, but he's sort of a doofus, isn't he? |