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Noun: doofer  doo-fu(r)
Usage: Brit, informal (N. Amer: thingummy)
  1. Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
    - doodad [N. Amer, informal], doohickey [N. Amer, informal], dojigger [N. Amer, informal], gizmo [informal], gismo [informal], gubbins [Brit, informal], thingamabob [informal], thingumabob [informal], thingmabob [informal], thingamajig [informal], thingumajig [informal], thingmajig [informal], thingummy [informal], whatchamacallit [informal], whatsis [informal], doodah [Brit, informal], doobrie [Brit, informal], doobry [Brit, informal], thingy [informal], doover [Austral, informal], dingus [N. Amer, informal], thingamy [informal], thingo [Austral, informal], whatsit [informal]

Derived forms: doofers

Type of: stuff

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doobry
doodad
doodah
Doodia
doodia
doodle
doodlebug
doodler
doodly-squat
doo-doo
doofer
doofus
doohickey
doolally
Doolittle
doom
doomed
doomsayer
doomscrolling
doomsday
Doomsday