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dodo

UK/ˈdəʊdəʊ/ US/ˈdoʊˌdoʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

someone whose style is out of fashion

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Origin

Uncertain. Perhaps from obsolete Portuguese doudo (“fool, simpleton, silly, stupid”) or Dutch dodaars. First attested in the 17th century.

Phrases

  • as dead as a dodo
  • dead as a dodo
  • dodo bird
  • dodo tree
  • go the way of the dodo
  • go the way of the dodo bird
  • little dodo

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