dodo
noun countable
/ˈdəʊdəʊ/
Word Forms
| singular | dodo |
| plural | dodos or dodoes |
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- 1a large bird that no longer exists and could not flySynonyms and related wordsSpecies of birdbantambarn owlbird of paradise
- 2
go the way of the dodo
to become extinctDespite the growth of online commerce, retail stores and shopping malls aren’t going the way of the dodo.Submitted by:
Ruslan from Belarus on 04/01/2018
phrases
dodo
noun countable
/ˈdoʊdoʊ/
Word Forms
| singular | dodo |
| plural | dodos or dodoes |
© Macmillan Education Limited
- 1a large bird that does not exist any more and could not flySynonyms and related wordsSpecies of birdbantambarn owlbird of paradise
- 2informala stupid personSynonyms and related wordsSomeone who is unintelligent, stupid or sillyfoollumpclown
- 3
go the way of the dodo
to become extinctDespite the growth of online commerce, retail stores and shopping malls aren’t going the way of the dodo.Submitted by:
Ruslan from Belarus on 04/01/2018
phrases
- be two/three etc. years someone’s senior
- be unclear about/as to something
- be unconscious of something
- be understood
- be under/on oath
- be unfortunate/unlucky/unwise/stupid etc enough to do something
- be unfortunate/unlucky/unwise/stupid etc. enough to do something
- be unsteady on your feet
- be unworthy of
- be up in the air
- be upstanding
- be up the creek (without a paddle)
- hogtie
- hogwash
- hog-wild
- ho ho
- ho-hum
- hoick
- hoisin sauce
- hoist
- hoist a flag/sail
- hoist with/by your own petard
- hoity-toity
- hokey
- hokum