Usually means: Incompetent, foolish person; often humorous.
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  1. dufus: Merriam-Webster
  2. dufus: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Dufus, dufus: Wordnik
  4. dufus: Wiktionary
  5. dufus: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. dufus: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. dufus: Dictionary.com
  8. Dufus (band): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. dufus: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Dufus: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. dufus, dufus: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. American-Australian Slang Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. dufus: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (colloquial) Alternative form of doofus [(slang, derogatory, sometimes affectionately, humorous) A person with poor judgment and taste; a foolish or silly person.]

Similar:
doofus, doofoid, doof, doofbag, dumb-ass, fuddyduddy, dumbfuck, dingus, muff, dope, more...

Opposite:
genius, intelligent, smart, clever, astute

Types:
idiot, moron, dummy, dolt, dork, dweeb, dipstick, dipshit, dickhead, more...

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Similar:
doofus, doofoid, doof, doofbag, dumb-ass, fuddyduddy, dumbfuck, dingus, muff, dope, more...

Opposite:
genius, intelligent, smart, clever, astute

Types:
idiot, moron, dummy, dolt, dork, dweeb, dipstick, dipshit, dickhead, more...



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