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dodo
(doʊdoʊ)
Word forms: plural dodos, plural dodoes
1. countable noun
A dodo was a very large bird that was unable to fly. Dodos are now extinct.
2. countable noun
If you refer to someone as a dodo, you think they are foolish or silly.
[informal, disapproval] Any dodo could put this together.
dodo in British English
(ˈdəʊdəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural dodos or dodoes
1.
any flightless bird, esp Raphus cucullatus, of the recently extinct family Raphidae of Mauritius and adjacent islands: order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc). They had a hooked bill, short stout legs, and greyish plumage
See also ratite2. informal
an intensely conservative or reactionary person who is unaware of changing fashions, ideas, etc
3. (as) dead as a dodo
Derived forms
dodoism (ˈdodoism) noun
Word origin
C17: from Portuguese doudo, from doudo stupiddodo in American English
(ˈdoʊdoʊ)
nounWord forms: plural ˈdodos or ˈdodoes
1.
a large extinct bird (Raphus cucullatus) that had rudimentary wings useless for flying: formerly found on Mauritius
2.
a.
an old-fashioned person; fogy
b. Slang
a stupid person; dullard
Word origin
Port doudo, lit., foolish, stupidMore idioms containingdodo
dead as a dodo
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