doofus
Noun
- A foolish, inept, or stupid person.
- a stupid incompetent person
- A person with poor judgment and taste; a foolish or silly person.
Examples
- Only a doofus would pass up a chance to play ’QUIZZING’ for 160 points in Words With Friends.
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
dimwit, half-wit, nitwit, blockhead, boob, dingus#English:_foolish or silly person, dolt, lowbrow, oaf
Scrabble Score: 10
doofus: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddoofus: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
doofus: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary