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
  • Republican response But conservatives said those policies inflated enrollment by attracting fraudulent and wasteful coverage.
    — Christine Mai-Duc, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Some conservatives don’t view Vance’s comments as outside the GOP norm.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 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
Noun
  • Both civilians and veterans can assume a VA loan, but they must be approved by the lender.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Brokers are always recruiting new agents — not just seasoned veterans snatched from other firms in search of larger splits or better support, but also rookies lured in by the prospect of big paydays.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 27 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
Noun
  • Ruzich is a former newspaper reporter who now sells stones and fossils at Affordable Antiques and More in Naperville.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • As paleobotanists, my colleagues and I use plant fossils to identify which species once lived in a place.
    — Regan E. Dunn, Fortune, 23 Aug. 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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“Dodoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dodoes. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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