dodo

noun do·do \ ˈdō-(ˌ)dō \

Updated on: 7 May 2018

Definition of dodo

plural dodoes or dodos

1 a : an extinct heavy flightless bird (Raphus cucullatus synonym Didus ineptus of the family Raphidae) of the island of Mauritius that was larger than a turkey and was related to the pigeon

b : an extinct flightless bird (Raphus solitarius) of the island of Réunion similar to and closely related to the dodo

2 a : one hopelessly behind the times

b : a stupid person

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Examples of dodo in a Sentence

That dodo can't do anything right.
I feel like a complete dodo.

Recent Examples of dodo from the Web

With the enormous improvements in power per cylinder in the past decade, eight-cylinder cars are increasingly going the way of the dodo, and the vast majority of gasoline-powered cars will be running on four or even three cylinders soon.

— ray magliozzi, sandiegouniontribune.com, "More cylinders do not mean longer engine life," 4 May 2018
During the five years of the Rob Hennigan era, the Magic used a dodo bird.

— mike bianchi, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Former UCF coordinator wants no part of "national championship" rings, but he kept the bonus," 27 Apr. 2018
But the evolutionary adaptations and life history of the dodo remains somewhat hazy.

— jason daley, Smithsonian, "Murder Most Fowl: Forensic Scan Shows the Legendary Oxford Dodo Was Shot," 20 Apr. 2018
Also in 2016, an extremely rare dodo skeleton was sold at auction for $431,000.

— james rogers, Fox News, "Who shot the dodo? Technology reveals famous bird's violent end," 20 Apr. 2018
There are only about a dozen dodo skeletons in museums that remain.

— jason daley, Smithsonian, "Murder Most Fowl: Forensic Scan Shows the Legendary Oxford Dodo Was Shot," 20 Apr. 2018
Sports Authority and hhgregg have gone the way of the dodo bird, and quite a few others — The Limited, JC Penney, Sears/Kmart, J. Crew, Macy’s — are restructuring, sometimes turning to e-commerce as a last gasp measure.

— ana veciana-suarez, miamiherald, "Nostalgia triggers immense grief at impending closure of Toys “R” Us | Miami Herald," 26 Mar. 2018
But as the dodo’s habitat was destroyed, the bird died out.

— jeffrey ball, Fortune, "Inside Oil Giant Shell’s Race to Remake Itself For a Low-Price World," 24 Jan. 2018
Five-year building plans have gone the way of dinosaurs, dodo birds and woolly mammoths.

— kevin allen, USA TODAY, "Ron Francis lost GM title because NHL has run out of patience," 8 Mar. 2018

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