dodo

noun do·do \ ˈdō-(ˌ)dō \

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

Maybe that work-life balance human resources once stressed in orientation is as dead as the dodo.

— doug williams, sandiegouniontribune.com, "How to stay afloat when your workplace is toxic," 17 July 2017
By any measure, vinyl records should have gone the way of the dodo.

— brigit katz, Smithsonian, "Sony Will Start Pressing Vinyl Records After a 28-Year Hiatus," 4 July 2017
With the knowledge that the Albany adder has not gone the way of the dodo, the conservation groups are working to secure its future by buying up as much of its remaining habitat as possible.

— michael adams, National Geographic, "'Extinct' Venomous Snake Rediscovered," 12 May 2017
We’ve been demoted to the likes of dinosaurs and dodo birds.

— Orange County Register, "Letters: The liberal hypocricy," 12 Feb. 2017
But the rest of vast Mauritia is as dead as the dodo, lost beneath the waves of the Indian Ocean.

— ken jennings, Condé Nast Traveler, "Scientists Have Discovered a 'Lost Continent' Under Mauritius," 6 Feb. 2017
Part of the reason is because the dodo may have been the first species humans killed off, and superlatives are easy to remember, Carnall notes.

— michael doolittle, National Geographic, "What’s Your Favorite Extinct Species? Scientists’ Top Picks," 16 Apr. 2016
Switek, who delves into paleontological findings for his blog Laelaps, garnered attention for a post that pieces together the rich history of dodo bird reconstructions.

— dave mosher, WIRED, "3 Wired Science Bloggers Honored in Best-of Anthology," 7 Dec. 2011

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