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doof

2 9.9

A person who acts in a silly or foolish way

noun
/duːf/

Offensive

: idiota

Doof!

Examples

When she forgot her lines during the performance, everyone laughed and called her a doof.
Bob Dalavan works for the Montreal Comedy Festival, you fucking doof.

The Big Sick (2017)
Hey, Doof.

Sorority Boys (2002)
What a doof.

Blog text (19)
- I'm a doof.

The Skeleton Twins (2014)
During the game, he tripped over his own feet and acted like a complete doof.
Despite his clumsiness, I think he's a charming doof who always makes us smile.

Synonyms

doofus

vsdoof

Offensive

43 8.0

A person who acts silly or seems not very smart

is a broader slang term that can be less teasing

goofball

vsdoof

Slang

23 7.5

A silly person who acts funny to make others laugh

is used for foolish acts that may not aim to entertain

goof

vsdoof

Informal

22 5.9

A person who acts silly to make others laugh

is about acting foolish without aiming to entertain others

airhead

vsdoof

Offensive

13 8.8

A person who is silly and not very smart

is focused on silly acting, not necessarily a lack of intelligence

dingbat

vsdoof

Offensive

6 9.2

A person who is silly and not thinking clearly

is the slang label for foolish acting without implying stupidity

chowderhead

vsdoof

Offensive

3 9.9

A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way

is the common slang label for the same kind of behaviour

dummkopf

vsdoof

Offensive

3 9.9

A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart

is a slang label for silly behaviour rather than a blunt insult

bobo

vsdoof

Offensive

3 9.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is the slang term focused on foolish acting rather than insult

chucklehead

vsdoof

Offensive

2 9.1

A person who is silly and acts foolishly

is the broader slang term for that same foolish behaviour

silly

vsdoof

Informal

2 7.4

A child who acts in a foolish or playful way

is the slang term for any person acting foolishly, not only children

jughead

vsdoof

Offensive

1 9.9

Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is the generic slang term for similar foolish behaviour

stupidhead

vsdoof

Offensive

1 9.5

A childish name used to call someone silly

is the general slang label used more broadly beyond childish teasing

gomer

vsdoof

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh

is about silly behaviour without the added clumsiness

dumbhead

vsdoof

Offensive

1 9.8

A rude word for a person who is very stupid

refers to silly or foolish acting without emphasis on deep stupidity

dumdum

vsdoof

Offensive

1 8.8

A person who acts in a silly or foolish way

is the more slangy label rather than just informal speech

twitty

vsdoof

Informal

1 9.9

A person who behaves in a silly, playful way

is the general slang label for that same behaviour

bubble-head

vsdoof

Offensive

1 9.5

A person who is silly and not serious

is the wider slang term for ordinary foolish acting

goofer

vsdoof

Informal

1 8.8

A person who acts silly to make others laugh

is about foolish acting without the implied playfulness

flapdoodle

vsdoof

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who says or does silly things

is the term for foolish acting generally, not only nonsense speech

ditzy

vsdoof

Informal

1 8.7

A person who is silly and a little forgetful

is about acting foolish rather than having a scatterbrained mind

tomfool

vsdoof

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who acts silly and does not think carefully

is the slang term centering on silly behaviour rather than poor judgment

blubberhead

vsdoof

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is the more common slang label for the same foolish behaviour

barney

vsdoof

Offensive

8.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is the basic slang term for the same kind of behaviour

pratt

vsdoof

Offensive

9.9

A person who acts in a silly, foolish way

is the general slang term used across varieties

divvy

vsdoof

Offensive

9.9

A foolish person who makes simple mistakes

is the general slang label used more widely beyond British use

dingling

vsdoof

Offensive

9.9

A person who acts silly or foolish

is the general slang term for someone who acts foolishly

whangdoodle

vsdoof

Archaic

9.9

A person who acts in a silly, playful way

is about simple silly behaviour not necessarily eccentricity

goofy ahh

vsdoof

Offensive

9.9

A person who acts silly in a way that others find funny or annoying

is a general slang term without the strong mocking tone

McStupid

vsdoof

Offensive

9.9

A rude slang name for someone who acts foolish or makes silly mistakes

is focused on acting foolish rather than feeling foolish

derf

vsdoof

Offensive

9.9

A silly or socially awkward person who acts foolishly

focuses on silly acting, not on social awkwardness

total shitgibbon

vsdoof

Offensive

9.9

A very rude and foolish person

is the slang term for foolish acting without strong obnoxiousness

doodie head

vsdoof

Offensive

9.9

A playful name children use for someone acting silly

is the general slang label rather than a childish insult

cheese monkey

vsdoof

Slang

9.9

A person who acts silly and playful

is the general slang term for foolish behaviour without playfulness

dobie

vsdoof

Slang

9.9

A Doberman dog and sometimes a slang name for a foolish person

is the slang term specifically for someone acting foolishly

Antonyms

genius

252 4.9

A person with very strong intelligence or creative skill

How Silly

fool

Offensive

∞ 1.4

silly

976 1.0

doof

Offensive

2 9.9

playful

79 1.6

Surface Forms

doof singular

doofs plural

Etymology

Doof as a word for a silly person likely comes from the short form of doofus or from the German word doof meaning 'stupid'. A helpful way to remember it is that it sounds like goof, so calling someone a doof is calling them silly or foolish.