"doofer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈduːfə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈduːfɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-doofer.flac [General-American], EN-AU ck1 doofer.ogg [Australia] Forms: doofers [plural]
Rhymes: -uːfə(ɹ) Etymology: Respelling of “do for”, as in “it will do for that job”. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Respelling}} Respelling Head templates: {{en-noun}} doofer (plural doofers)
  1. (slang) An object whose name the speaker or writer cannot remember or does not know. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-doofer-en-noun-C~7B9J73 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 36 36 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 33 33 34
  2. (slang) An object whose name the speaker or writer cannot remember or does not know.
    (slang, specifically) The remote control for a television.
    Tags: slang, specifically
    Sense id: en-doofer-en-noun-DTiUkva1 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 36 36 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 33 33 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: thingy
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈduːfə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈduːfɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-doofer.flac [General-American], EN-AU ck1 doofer.ogg [Australia] Forms: doofers [plural]
Rhymes: -uːfə(ɹ) Etymology: doof (“outdoor dance party”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|doof|er|id2=occupation|t1=outdoor dance party}} doof (“outdoor dance party”) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} doofer (plural doofers)
  1. (Australia, slang) A participant in a doof (“outdoor dance party held in remote bushland or on the outskirts of a city”). Tags: Australia, slang Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-doofer-en-noun-lJ3Lb3MQ Disambiguation of Television: 29 29 42 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 20 71 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 36 36 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 27 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 33 33 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adjective [German]

Audio: De-doofer.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|comparative adjective}} doofer
  1. comparative degree of doof Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: doof
    Sense id: en-doofer-de-adj-jmWR37wT Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 72 11 9 9

Adjective [German]

Audio: De-doofer.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|adjective form}} doofer
  1. inflection of doof: Tags: form-of, masculine, mixed, nominative, singular, strong Form of: doof
    Sense id: en-doofer-de-adj-pWTss6UP
  2. inflection of doof: Tags: dative, feminine, form-of, genitive, singular, strong Form of: doof
    Sense id: en-doofer-de-adj-e9~ihLgZ
  3. inflection of doof: Tags: form-of, genitive, plural, strong Form of: doof
    Sense id: en-doofer-de-adj-RS5Vgzcw

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2018 February 28, Stu Bowers, “Cannondale Synapse Hi-Mod Disc 2018 Review”, in Cyclist, archived from the original on 2018-08-09",
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          "text": "From a very early age, my elder grandson took to calling the remote control for the TV the ‘doofer’. He didn't come up with the name himself. It was the name his parents used, and he just picked it up – the name, that is, not the doofer. Actually, he became very adept at negotiating his way around the doofer and even had to teach his grandfather how it worked. But then, children pick these things up very quickly – like the doofer and the way it operates. Our doofer is always getting lost. It's never there when you need it, and it's always somewhere you don't want it to be – […]",
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          "ref": "2014 November 28, Judith Woods, “Three cheers for Mariella and the ‘M’ word”, in The Daily Telegraph, archived from the original on 2017-06-22",
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