dodo
(doʊdoʊ )
Word forms: dodos , dodoes
1. countable noun
A dodo was a very large bird that was unable to fly. Dodos are now extinct.
2. countable noun
If you refer to someone as a dodo, you think they are foolish or silly. [informal, disapproval]
Any dodo could put this together.
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Idioms:
dead as a dodo [British]
no longer active or popular
The floppy disk is an invention that is now as dead as a dodo.
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