doofer

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈduːfə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdufɚ/ Rhymes: -uːfə(ɹ) Hyphenation: doo‧fer === Etymology 1 === Respelling of “do for”, as in “it will do for that job”. ==== Noun ==== doofer (plural doofers) (slang) An object whose name the speaker or writer cannot remember or does not know. [from 1930s] (slang, specifically) The remote control for a television. ===== Synonyms ===== See Thesaurus:thingy ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From doof (“outdoor dance party”) + -er. ==== Noun ==== doofer (plural doofers) (Australia, slang) A participant in a doof (“outdoor dance party held in remote bushland or on the outskirts of a city”). ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === deroof, fooder, foredo, roofed == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === doofer comparative degree of doof === Adjective === doofer inflection of doof: strong/mixed nominative masculine singular strong genitive/dative feminine singular strong genitive plural