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/dowf, doohf/, adj. Scot. and North Eng.dull; stupid.[1475-85; < ON daufr DEAF, dull]
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dowf — adjective also dowff ˈdəu̇f Etymology: perhaps from Old Norse daufr deaf more at deaf 1. chiefly Scotland : lacking in force and energy : listless, apathetic 2. chiefly Scotland … Useful english dictionary
dowfness — dowfˈness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑dowf … Useful english dictionary
duff — duff1 /duf/, n. Slang. the buttocks or rump: If you don t like the way things are, get off your duff and do something about it! [1885 90; expressive word, perh. akin to DOUP] duff2 /duf/, n. a stiff flour pudding, boiled or steamed and often… … Universalium
douf — ˈdəu̇f variant of dowf * * * douf var. of dowf a … Useful english dictionary
duffer — /duf euhr/, n. 1. Informal. a. a plodding, clumsy, incompetent person. b. a person inept or inexperienced at a specific sport, as golf. 2. Northern and North Midland U.S. an old man, esp. a dull or indecisive one. 3. Slang. a. anything inferior,… … Universalium
Doofus — stupid, dull headed person; a fool; a gumby (originally US slang (1960s); 18th C. Scottish had the word doof stupid fellow , but this sense is now restricted to Orkney (where it is now duff ) and Aberdeen (where it is now dowf )) … Dictionary of Australian slang
doofus — Australian Slang stupid, dull headed person; a fool; a gumby (originally US slang (1960s); 18th C. Scottish had the word doof stupid fellow , but this sense is now restricted to Orkney (where it is now duff ) and Aberdeen (where it is now dowf )) … English dialects glossary
doof — doof(dow,doow)adj 1.geistesbeschränkt;einfältig;dumm.DasniederdWortfür»taub«entwickeltsichvon»gehörlos«zu»empfindungslos«weiterundreichtauchandenBegriff»stumpfsinnig,dumm«heran.Verwandtistesmitschottundir»dowf=schwerfällig,dumm«.14.Jh.… … Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache
duffer — inept person; old man, especially bad golfer, 1842, perhaps from Scot. duffar dull or stupid person, from dowf stupid, lit. deaf, from O.N. daufr, with pejorative suffix art. Or perhaps from 18c. thieves slang duff (v.) to dress or manipulate an… … Etymology dictionary
dull — adj 1. unintelligent, witless, slow witted, dull witted; stolid, obtuse, crass, Boeotian, bovine, blockish, lumpish; dense, thick headed, Inf. thick, slow, stupid, Brit., Australian Inf. dill, Scot, and North Eng. dowf; backward, doltish, Sl.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
