dodo

noun

ˈdō-(ˌ)dō How to pronounce dodo (audio)
Definition of dodonext
1
as in fossil
a person with old-fashioned ideas youngsters helping old dodos learn to use computers

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2
as in idiot
a stupid person she called him a dodo after he lost the concert tickets

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Recent Examples of dodo The process has yet to be peer reviewed, but the company is pitching the technology as a step toward one of the company’s goals of resurrecting extinct dodo and moa birds. — Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 20 May 2026 Lamm told The New York Post that the company believes the moa could return by the early 2030s, while the dodo could be revived within four or five years. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026 Colossal is already working on artificial eggs that would be big enough for the dodo and moa embryos. — Rob Stein, NPR, 19 May 2026 The team will spend the next six months ensuring the chickens are healthy and can reproduce, before potentially using the eggs to birth dodos. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dodo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodo
  1. fossil
  2. moron
  3. conservative
  4. stupid
  5. veteran
  6. loser
  7. fogy
  8. mossback
Noun
  • The outcome of the case could impact scores of similar lawsuits brought by states and localities against fossil-fuel producers alleging violations of state law.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Along with So, Kohlberg and Sefcovic are all part of a lab group run by Arjan Mann, the Field’s assistant curator of fossil fishes and early tetrapods in the Negaunee Integrative Research Center.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of fossil
Noun
  • The unlikely source is Enervate’s company stooge corporate strategist, Ken Davies (Tim Key), a moron by any measure.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
  • God help us all if some idiot, some moron, ever put you in charge.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
Definition of moron
Noun
  • Spain’s government lost two parliamentary votes to ratify emergency housing measures after Catalan separatists joined conservatives and the far right in opposition.
    — Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Even before the announcement, Carnegie Mellon had growing ties to Florida, a state where conservatives have increased their influence on higher education.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of conservative
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  • My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Problem is, even people who know baseball don’t know baseball, which makes betting on baseball stupid.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of stupid
Noun
  • Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Prediction market exchange Polymarket has hired a near three-decade Goldman Sachs veteran to help lead its push to attract Wall Street liquidity.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This year’s recipients were selected by a committee comprising Lee, veteran filmmaker Yoji Yamada, cinematographer Akiko Ashizawa and TIFF Programming Director Shozo Ichiyama.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of veteran
Noun
  • Deacon Phillippe was the winning pitcher and Cy Young the loser.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • However, sticking to the basics of fundamental analysis means that while the selection standard may be higher, the process of determining winners and losers is largely unchanged.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of loser
Noun
  • There’s no old fogey-ness to Lorne.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
  • For the benefit of us old fogies?
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of fogy
Noun
  • This man performed in all of Shakespeare’s plays, Assumed all parts from mossbacks to boys young.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2019
Definition of mossback

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