dufus

dufus
doofus doo"fus, n. a person who is stupid or inept; -- used contemptuously. [Also spelled {dufus}.] [Slang]

Syn: dingdong, ding-a-ling. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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