dodo

noun

do·do | \ ˈdō-(ˌ)dō

plural dodoes or dodos

Definition of dodo

1a : 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

2a : one hopelessly behind the times

b : a stupid person

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

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Extinct flightless birds—the moa of New Zealand and the dodo—were favorites, along with the Yangtze River dolphin. — Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, "Meet the Scientists Bringing Extinct Species Back From the Dead," 9 Oct. 2018 After dodos disappeared from Mauritius, in the seventeenth century, naturalists came to believe that the bird had only been a legend. — Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, "The Obsessive Search for the Tasmanian Tiger," 16 Jan. 2012 Museum of ZoologyNerd out over skeletons of extinct creatures like the dodo at this on campus institution, which reopened in June after a five-year restoration. — Jo Rodgers, Condé Nast Traveler, "Cambridge Is Worth More than Just a Day Trip from London," 17 Oct. 2018 Suits may be going the way of the dodo and sneakers may be infiltrating the cubicle, but can a man at least deign to tuck in his shirt on weekdays? — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, "Please, Men of the World, Tuck in Your Shirts," 29 Aug. 2018 Polemicists lament that cursive is going the way of the dodo. — Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, "Not Your Average Autograph Collection," 12 July 2018 The discovery casts serious doubt on a popular theory that the dodo had been kept alive in a townhouse in 17th-century London. — James Rogers, Fox News, "Who shot the dodo? Technology reveals famous bird's violent end," 20 Apr. 2018 Question: What do the camel guys do while these two dodos drink Chardonnay and make out in a hot tub? — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, "The Bachelorette Season 14 Episode 5 Recap: These Guys Are All the Worst," 25 June 2018 Like the dodo and the great auk, the tiger found a curious immortality as a global icon of extinction, more renowned for the tragedy of its death than for its life, about which little is known. — Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, "The Obsessive Search for the Tasmanian Tiger," 16 Jan. 2012

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