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dodo
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dodo, n. (pl. -os or -oes)
1 any large flightless bird of the extinct family Raphidae, formerly native to Mauritius.
2 an old-fashioned, stupid, or inactive person.
1 any large flightless bird of the extinct family Raphidae, formerly native to Mauritius.
2 an old-fashioned, stupid, or inactive person.
Idiom
as dead as the (or a) dodo
1 completely or unmistakably dead.
2 entirely obsolete.
1 completely or unmistakably dead.
2 entirely obsolete.
Etymology
Port. doudo simpleton
THESAURUS
dodo
Methuselah, antediluvian, antique, back number, boob, conservative, dad, dimwit, dolt, dummy, elder, fogy, fossil, fud, fuddy-duddy, granny, has-been, idiot, longhair, matriarch, mid-Victorian, moron, mossback, nitwit, numskull, old believer, old crock, old dodo, old fogy, old liner, old man, old poop, old woman, old-timer, patriarch, pop, pops, reactionary, regular old fogy, relic, simpleton, square, starets, traditionalistFor further exploring for "dodo" in Webster Dictionary Online