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- [doh-doh]
- /ˈdoʊ doʊ/
- /ˈdəʊ.dəʊ/
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- [doh-doh]
- /ˈdoʊ doʊ/
Definitions of dodo word
- noun plural dodo any of several clumsy, flightless, extinct birds of the genera Raphus and Pezophaps, related to pigeons but about the size of a turkey, formerly inhabiting the islands of Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodriguez. 1
- noun plural dodo Slang. a dull-witted, slow-reacting person. 1
- noun plural dodo a person with old-fashioned, conservative, or outmoded ideas. 1
- noun plural dodo a thing that is outmoded or obsolete. 1
- noun dodo An extinct flightless bird with a stout body, stumpy wings, a large head, and a heavy hooked bill . It was found on Mauritius until the end of the 17th century. 1
- noun dodo extinct bird 1
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Origin of dodo
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30, dodo is from the Portuguese word doudo, fool, madman (of uncertain origin); the bird apparently so called from its clumsy appearance
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Parts of speech for Dodo
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dodo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dodo
noun dodo
- fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- dumbbell — a gymnastic apparatus consisting of two wooden or metal balls connected by a short bar serving as a handle, used as a weight for exercising.
- dunce — a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- idiot — Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person: If you think you can wear that outfit to a job interview and get hired, you're an idiot!
- goon — Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
Antonyms for dodo
noun dodo
- genius — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
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