duffer
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈdʌfər/
- Offensive
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inepto
- No one watches TV anymore except old duffers like us.
- an old duffer
- a weekend duffer
- golf for duffers
Examples
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But it was some old duffer named W.C.
Fiction book (2000) -
You old duffer!
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Why should you remember an old duffer like me?
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What a duffer he seemed to be!
Fiction book (1994) -
Buck, are you a duffer?
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You're a real duffer, you know?
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I knew you weren't a duffer.
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Burnside's turning into a duffer...
Fiction book (1996) -
You're still very youthful; how can this old duffer hope to keep up with you?
Fiction book (1994) -
Despite his best efforts, he was just a duffer on the soccer field, often tripping over the ball.
Synonyms
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7.7
A person who is awkward or slow to do things
4
9.9
A person who behaves foolishly and cannot be trusted
3
9.3
A person who is not very smart
2
8.3
A person who often makes mistakes and seems clumsy
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9.9
A person who is clumsy and acts in a silly, awkward way
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9.9
A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh
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9.2
A person who does a job badly because they are not skilled
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6.5
A person who often makes mistakes because they lack skill
1
7.8
A person who often makes serious mistakes because they are careless
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8.2
A person who causes confusion by making things more complicated
A person who does work in a careless or clumsy way
A person who acts in a silly or clumsy way
A person who acts very foolishly and cannot do simple tasks
A very rude name used to insult someone who does something very stupid
Antonyms
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word duffer probably comes from an older word duff or the verb to duff, which once meant 'to hit badly' or 'worthless stuff'. A helpful way to remember it is to picture someone who 'duffs' a shot and keeps missing, so a duffer today means a clumsy or incompetent person, often in sport.