dodo

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone whose style is out of fashion
  2. noun extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

fogy, fogey, fossil

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