doofer.
An object whose name the speaker or writer cannot remember or does not know.
Meaning & usage
An object whose name the speaker or writer cannot remember or does not know.
An object whose name the speaker or writer cannot remember or does not know. The remote control for a television.
Where this word comes from
Respelling of “do for”, as in “it will do for that job”.
A participant in a doof (“outdoor dance party held in remote bushland or on the outskirts of a city”).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English doof Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English doofer From doof (“outdoor dance party”) + -er.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.