dodoism

do·do

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doh-doh]
- /ˈdoʊ doʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doh-doh]
- /ˈdoʊ doʊ/

Definitions of dodoism word

noun plural dodoism 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 dodoism Slang. a dull-witted, slow-reacting person. 1
noun plural dodoism a person with old-fashioned, conservative, or outmoded ideas. 1
noun plural dodoism a thing that is outmoded or obsolete. 1
noun dodoism Beliefs or policies that are ludicrously outdated. 1

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Origin of dodoism

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 Dodoism

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dodoism 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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