Is the word "dufus" or "doofus"?
Is the word "dufus" or "doofus"?
JbaraFan1
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/04
#0Is the word "dufus" or "doofus"?
Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:20pmIs there any "official" spelling? I've always wondered; seems I see it both ways. Thoughts? Opinions? Definitive answers? I'd just like to know whether I'm a dufus or a doofus.
gavrochegirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/16/05
#1re: Is the word 'dufus' or 'doofus'?
Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:23pm
I think it's 'doofus'. 
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CJR
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/03
#2re: Is the word 'dufus' or 'doofus'?
Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:27pmdoofus
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JbaraFan1
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/04
#3re: Is the word 'dufus' or 'doofus'?
Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:28pm
Well that settles it. You two should know.
um ... don't think I meant that the way it mighta sounded! ha ha
Updated On: 7/18/05 at 12:28 PM
#4re: Is the word 'dufus' or 'doofus'?
Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:29pmYeah, I'm quite sure it's "doofus". Dufus? Where'd you hear that one?
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JbaraFan1
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/04
#5re: Is the word 'dufus' or 'doofus'?
Posted: 7/18/05 at 12:36pm
oh I've seen it spelled both ways. Honest. I just now googled "dufus" and this came up, saying it's an alternative spelling of "doofus." ha ha
http://cgi.peak.org/~jeremy/retort.cgi?American=dufus
"doofus" just looks more right though, doesn't it?
#7re: Is the word 'dufus' or 'doofus'?
Posted: 7/18/05 at 1:03pm
I don't know, I guess I'm in the minorty, but I always thought it was 'dufus'!
Oh well....
Just a side note, do you all know what 'doofus' or 'dufus' means? 
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
Guillermo Ugarte
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#9re: Is the word 'dufus' or 'doofus'?
Posted: 7/18/05 at 4:32pm
The word is 'doofus' and it is thought that it may have originated with a blended Scottish word for fool (doof) and the word goof for a mistake.
Dufus is also recognized in most slang dictionaries. So you can have it both ways if you'd like.
Personally I prefer the more descriptive 'dimwit' or 'nincompoop'
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ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#10re: Is the word 'dufus' or 'doofus'?
Posted: 7/18/05 at 5:17pmI'm in the minority with MLE. I always thought it was dufus.
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