英语词汇doofus的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	doofus
词源	doofus. Originally American slang of the late 1950s meaning “a fool, a dope, a jerk,” or any combination of the three. Some writers claim the word is an alteration of goofus for the same, while others say it is of Yiddish or German origin. Australians would call a doofus a “donk.”
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