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noun
1.
Informal.
a.
a plodding, clumsy, incompetent person.
b.
a person inept or inexperienced at a specific sport, as golf.
2.
Northern and North Midland U.S. an old man, especially a dull or indecisive one.
3.
Slang.
a.
anything inferior, counterfeit, or useless.
b.
a peddler, especially one who sells cheap, flashy goods.
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Duffer
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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duffer
"old man," also "bad golfer," 1842, probably from Scot. duffar "dull or stupid person." But perhaps rather from 18c. thieves' slang duff (v.) "to dress or manipulate an old thing and make it look new."
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duffer definition[ˈdəfɚ]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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