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doof en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /duːf/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From doofus, or alternatively from Scots, which uses the word with the same meaning. Scots doof is derived from Low German doof (“deaf”).

Meanings

1. (US, slang) A simpleton.

Forms

Deriveds

doofbag · doofoid

Relateds

doofus

doof en · INTJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /dʊf/ (Australia)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the sound of an electronic bass drum.

Meanings

1. Imitating an electronic drum sound.

Synonyms

oontz

doof en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /dʊf/ (Australia)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the sound of an electronic bass drum.

Meanings

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, slang, uncountable) A type of music with pronounced bass, typically associated with the modified car scene.
2. (Australia, New-Zealand, countable, uncountable) An outdoor dance party, held in bushland in a remote area or on the outskirts of a city.
   • Similar themes emerged in the ‘doofs’ of Australian rave culture. 2006, Christopher Hugh Partridge, The Re-Enchantment of the West: Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture and Occulture, volume 2, page 110:
   • Dynamics of play and creativity are a prominent catalyst of social relations at both doofs and raves. 2004, Graham St John, editor, Rave Culture and Religion, page 138:
   • 2007, Australian National University Dept of Pacific and Southeast Asian History, Aboriginal History, Volume 31, page 76, The bush doof is a unique product of post-rave culture and is particularly suited to the expansive Australian landscape.

Forms

Deriveds

doofer · doofy · doof-doof

Relateds

doosh · oontz