DOOFER

Etymology 1

Noun

doofer (plural doofers)

(slang) An object the name of which the speaker or writer cannot remember or does not know. [from 1930s]

(slang, specifically) The remote control for a television.

Synonyms

See thingy

Etymology 2

Noun

doofer (plural doofers)

(Australia, slang) A participant in a doof (ā€œoutdoor dance party held in remote bushland or on the outskirts of a cityā€).

Anagrams

• deroof, fooder, foredo, roofed

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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