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.

Recent Examples on the Web The enigmatic pop star has gone the way of the dodo bird. — Keyaira Boone, Essence, 3 June 2021 Ornithologists speculate that the seeds of the tambalacoque had to pass through a dodo’s gut to germinate. — Barry Estabrook, WSJ, 9 Oct. 2020 Fears of unintended consequences are valid, but animals like passenger pigeons and the dodo went extinct because of human irresponsibility—not some specific feature of their ecosystems or climates. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 19 Feb. 2021 With the negligent underfunding of New Orleans public schools, the school paper has gone the way of the dodo. — Mark Karcher, NOLA.com, 8 Dec. 2020 On the island of Mauritius, a tree called the tambalacoque threw its lot in with the dodo, which went extinct more than three centuries ago. — Barry Estabrook, WSJ, 9 Oct. 2020 Like the dodo, woolly mammoth and pterodactyl, all prior forms of human are extinct. — Adrian Woolfson, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2020 But starting about 400 years ago, successive Dutch, French and British settlements butchered the natural habitat, leaving only 2 percent of its native vegetation intact and killing off the famous dodo. — Khalil A. Cassimally, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2020 People are eager to see the traditional political convention go the way of the dodo bird. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020

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