English Explanatory Dictionary

doofer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An object whose name the speaker or writer cannot remember or does not know.
  2. The remote control for a television.
noun
  1. A participant in a doof (“outdoor dance party held in remote bushland or on the outskirts of a city”).

Pronunciation

/ˈduːfə/ /ˈdufɚ/ En-us-doofer.flac EN-AU ck1 doofer.ogg

Word forms

doofer doofers

Etymology

Respelling of “do for”, as in “it will do for that job”.

Synonyms

thingy
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