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Main Entry:  doofus
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See dufus

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doo·fus    Audio Help   [doo-fuhs] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -fus·es.
Slang. a foolish or inept person.
Also dufus.

[Origin: 1960–65, Americanism; prob. alter. of earlier goofus in same sense; cf. goof]
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doo·fus    Audio Help   (dōō'fəs)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. doo·fus·es Slang
An incompetent, foolish, or stupid person.


[Perhaps blend of doof, fool (from Scots) and goofus, fool (from goof).]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
doofus 
student slang, "dolt, idiot, nerd," by 1960s. "Dictionary of American Slang" says "probably related to doo-doo and goofus," which isn't very helpful.

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doofus

noun
a stupid incompetent person [syn: dimwit] 

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