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dodoes

noun

variants or dodos
plural of dodo
1
as in conservatives
a person with old-fashioned ideas youngsters helping old dodos learn to use computers

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

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Recent Examples of dodoes After embarking on the quest to bring back dodos, the company also teamed up with the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation to create native habitats in which the bird survived before its extinction. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025 Colossal's de-extinction projects now span dodos, dire wolves, mammoths, and moas. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodoes
  1. conservatives
  2. idiots
  3. veterans
  4. morons
  5. fossils
  6. lunatics
Noun
  • The ability to effectively volley with conservatives led Democratic Party leaders to approach Tarlov about running for Congress in the district representing Staten Island.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Elsewhere in Semafor, Ben Smith recapped an off-site debate between conservatives about the threats created by AI.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of conservatives
Noun
  • That's the continous nonsense these idiots provide to a website like OutKick.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Tallahassee lawmakers must think their constituents are idiots.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of idiots
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  • The agency also reports that suicide is the second-leading cause of death among veterans younger than 45 and that more service members and veterans die by suicide than in combat.
    — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The charity offers horsemanship and outdoor activities for military veterans suffering from life-changing injuries and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), young people in the local community and refugees.
    — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of veterans
Noun
  • There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.
    — McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of morons
Noun
  • Importantly, all of this imaging was possible without damaging Scotty’s priceless fossils.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
  • See fossils of the 14-foot, 20,000-pound mammoths that used to roam around Texas.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of fossils
Noun
  • Republicans see an opportunity here, portraying progressive and socialist Democrats as lunatics and communists.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • While sane Americans were celebrating the MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, the lunatics in Portland, Oregon were cheering along as two men made out on a baseball field during a 'Heated Rivalry' theme night.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of lunatics

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