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as in fool
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
I don't want to be partnered on the project with that doofus
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2
as in idiot
a stupid person
that actor invariably plays a doofus on screen but he's anything but one in real life
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Recent Examples of doofus
The dramatic wheels are set in motion early, with Shu-Fen, always pressed for money, further strapped by her decision to pay for her estranged ex-husband’s funeral, while attracting the amorous attentions of the good-natured doofus who runs the neighboring knick-knack stand.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2025
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
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doofus
Noun
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The documentary shows a video that was uploaded to TikTok of Valencia fans chanting at Vinicius Jr, with the transcription as ‘mono’ (monkey) rather than ‘tonto’ (fool).—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Don’t let its compact size fool you, though.—
Jordyn Burrell,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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So that episode will make fun [of] billionaire life-extension body-hacking lunatics.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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Of course, designer decanters, like one by DIOR shaped like a goose, sells for $550.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Marie realizes Danny was the roadblock, so why give up the goose?—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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Benicio del Toro as Sergio Courtesy of Warner Bros. Penn plays Lockjaw as a tense, lumbering maniac with more than a few similarities to RFK Jr.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Haunted Trail takes visitors outdoors through a path with dense fog and several haunting installations with zombies, a ghoul bus, a graveyard filled with ghosts, chainsaw maniacs and more.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Doofus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doofus. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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