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Definitions for Dodo

[1] 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.
[2] Slang . a dull-witted, slow-reacting person.
[3] a person with old-fashioned, conservative, or outmoded ideas.
[4] a thing that is outmoded or obsolete.
[5] any flightless bird, esp Raphus cucullatus, of the recently extinct family Raphidae of Mauritius and adjacent islands: order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc). They had a hooked bill, short stout legs, and greyish plumage See also ratite
[6] informal an intensely conservative or reactionary person who is unaware of changing fashions, ideas, etc
[7] (as) dead as a dodo (of a person or thing) irretrievably defunct or out of date

Words related to Dodo

eccentric, fellow, crank, miser, galoot, fuddy-duddy, fossil, stick-in-the-mud, fogey, fool, dumbbell, dunce, idiot, goon, dope, blockhead, chump, stupid, ignoramus, nitwit

Words nearby Dodo

dodgem, dodger, dodgery, dodgson, dodgy, dodo, dodo split, dodoma, dodona, doe, doe-eyed

Origin of Dodo

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

Other words from Dodo

do·do·ism , noun

Word origin for Dodo

C17: from Portuguese doudo, from doudo stupid

Synonyms for Dodo

crank, eccentric, fellow, galoot, miser