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doo⋅fus
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fəs
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–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
(dōō'fəs)
n.
pl.
doo·fus·es
Slang
An incompetent, foolish, or stupid person.
[Perhaps blend of
doof
,
fool
(from Scots) and
goofus
,
fool
(from
goof
).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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