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Recent Examples of doofus There is no silver lining to looking like a doofus. Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025 The Carl Erskine problem Unfortunately, the doofus who put together the ballot (editor’s note: the newsletter author put together the ballot) forgot to include Carl Erskine in the actual ballot. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025 How can someone whose wealth and fame rest on innovative technologies—electric cars and rocket launches—be such a doofus? Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2024 His muscly doofus of an older brother, Thomas (Jack Lowden)? Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for doofus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doofus
Noun
  • Where that show’s boss (played by Steve Carell) was a bit of an inappropriate fool, Gleeson’s character is more idealistic.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • These jokers in Indianapolis acting the fool.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • So here’s this lunatic with a crew cut.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.
    Drew Broussard May 22, Literary Hub, 22 May 2025
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Made from the fatty liver of a duck or goose, most foie gras production faces accusations of force-feeding the animals.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The short’s synopsis reads: After the death of her husband, Janet decides to distract herself by rearing a goose, which is to be the centrepiece of her Christmas dinner.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Sure enough, the quiet is shattered when a new villain rolls into town in the form of Dante Reyes (Jason Momoa), a chaotic, fashion-forward maniac with a personal vendetta and a flair for over-the-top drama.
    EW.com, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Produced by Latefox Pictures, High Rise Studio, and Chrono Visor Images, Death Cycle follows a woman grieving the death of her sister, who is visited by a man investigating a series of brutal murders committed by a motorcycle maniac.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025

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“Doofus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doofus. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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