Definition of DOOFUS

doofus

Meanings

Plural: doofi, doofuses

Noun

  • a stupid incompetent person
  • A person with poor judgment and taste; a foolish or silly person.

Origin / Etymology

Perhaps an alteration of earlier goofus (first attested in the 1920s), due to influence from Scots doof (“simpleton”). Scots doof is derived from Low German doof (“deaf", with a secondary sense of "idiotic, stupid”). The Low Saxon word is cognate with English deaf.
Some have proposed that perhaps dupe played some kind of role in the development of doofus as well.

Synonyms

blockhead, boob, dimwit, dingus, dolt, half-wit, lowbrow, nitwit, oaf

Scrabble Score: 10

doofus is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
doofus is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
doofus is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

doofus is a valid Words With Friends word