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View usage for: (dʌfəʳ) Word forms: plural dufferscountable nounIf you describe someone as a duffer, you mean that they are very bad at doing something. [British, informal, old-fashioned, disapproval] Waugh was a duffer at cricket. Synonyms: clot, blunderer [British, informal], booby, clod More Synonyms of duffer duffer in British English (ˈdʌfə) noun1. informal a dull or incompetent person 2. slang something worthless 3. dialect a peddler or hawker 4. Australian slanga. a mine that proves unproductive b. a person who steals cattle Word origin C19: of uncertain origin duffer in American English (ˈdʌfər) noun1. Slang, Obsolete a peddler, as of cheap trinkets 2. Slang, Obsolete anything counterfeit or worthless 3. Informal a person, now often elderly, who is incompetent, ineffectual, or dawdling 4. Informal a relatively unskilled golfer Word origin < thieves' slang duff, to counterfeit, fake Examples of 'duffer' in a sentenceduffer Definition a dull or incompetent person (informal) He was a duffer at cricket. Synonyms clot blunderer (British, informal) clod galoot (slang, mainly US) lubber lummox (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition an ignorant or foolish person Her husband is a booby. Synonyms fool, jerk (slang, US, Canadian), idiot, berk (British, slang), prick (taboo, slang), wally (slang), prat (slang), plonker (slang), goof (informal), twit (informal, British), dunce, duffer (informal), oaf, simpleton, dimwit (informal), dipstick (British, slang), dickhead (taboo, slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (US, slang), dork (slang), dorba or dorb (Australian, slang), bogan (Australian, slang), nitwit, blockhead, plank (British, slang), divvy (British, slang), pillock (British, slang), dweeb (US, slang), putz (US, slang), fathead (informal), weenie (US, informal), charlie (British, informal), coot, muggins (British, slang), eejit (Scottish, Irish), thicko (British, slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang), numpty (Scottish, informal), doofus (slang, US), lamebrain (informal), fuckwit (taboo, slang), dickwit (taboo, slang), numbskull or numskull Why is this lying bungler still in the fire service? Synonyms incompetent, blunderer, muddler, fumbler, botcher, duffer (informal), butterfingers (informal), lubber Definition a stupid or clumsy person some oaf shouting into his phone Synonyms lout, brute, yob or yobbo (British, slang), fool, jerk (slang, US, Canadian), idiot, dummy (slang), plank (British, slang), berk (British, slang), sap (slang), gorilla (informal), wally (slang), booby, prat (slang), plonker (slang), coot, moron (slang), goon, twit (informal, British), bonehead (slang), dunce, imbecile, clod, simpleton, gawk, airhead (slang), dullard, dipstick (British, slang), dickhead (taboo, slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (US, slang), dork (slang), nitwit (informal), dolt, bear, charlie (British, informal), blockhead, divvy (British, slang), pillock (British, slang), halfwit, nincompoop, dweeb (US, slang), putz (US, slang), fathead (informal), eejit (Scottish, Irish), thicko (British, slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang), numpty (Scottish, informal), doofus (slang, US), galoot (slang, US), fuckwit (taboo, slang), lummox (informal), dickwit (taboo, slang), numbskull or numskull, bumpkin, boor, churl, clumsy idiot, cougan (Australian, slang), scozza (Australian, slang), bogan (Australian, slang), dorba or dorb (Australian, slang), bogan (Australian, slang) - dues
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