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also dufuses
1
as in lunatics
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 idiots
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 doofuses
These are two chill doofuses who are just going to drink beers and go to the fair together.
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Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doofuses
Noun
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Even then, though, the popular take — the story of the lunatics taking over asylum — didn’t sit right with me.—
Paul Fischer,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Beating these lunatics was incredible, right?—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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One gets the sense, reading DuBois, that Stanton’s fervor for political action stemmed from a dread of being governed by idiots.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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These people are idiots; who would fall for this?—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Arsenal would be fools to adopt a different approach as long as nothing changes.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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April 1, because this cast is full of fools.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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Overwhelmingly, though, the most common response was to seek confirmation of their suspicions that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were morons.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The devices, Tisch said at a Saturday news conference, were smaller than a football and appeared to be a jar wrapped in black tape that contained nuts, bolts, and screws, along with a hobby fuse that could be lit.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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The devices were wrapped in black tape with nuts, bolts and screws, as well as a fuse.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The town official spoke with the state Department of Environmental Conservation, and with this week’s warm weather potentially causing the pond’s ice to thaw, geese will have more space to spread out, helping to reduce the potential for transmission.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
10 Mar. 2026
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Some species, like snow and Ross's geese, have frequent layovers.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Doofuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doofuses. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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