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 biggest shock was Roberts’s failure to bring more of the conservatives on board.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Continue reading … OPINION DAVID MARCUS – Don't blame conservatives.
    — , FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 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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  • Licht sounded even more confident in the Bucs’ relationship with quarterback Baker Mayfield, who will play under the final year of his contract after the club failed to meet his deadline to reach an extension when veterans reported.
    — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
  • After taking a few classes in the drone program, Medina was introduced to Vets to Drones, a free network of veterans, instructors and organizations who provide training and mentorship to connect veterans with the drone workforce.
    — Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 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
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  • Their fossils can therefore help scientists predict what the climate might be like in the future through the field of conservation paleobiology, which uses evidence from prehistoric ecosystems to inform modern conservation efforts, Cruz said.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Its bas-relief forms appear encapsulated in rock crystal, like fossils frozen in amber.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of fossils
Noun
  • 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
  • The lunatics are running the asylum.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of lunatics

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