doof
Pronunciations (2)
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/duːf/
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/dʊf/
Pronunciation notes
- Australia
Noun
A simpleton.
Usage- US usage
- Slang
- Related words
Interjection
Imitating an electronic drum sound.
- Synonyms
Noun
A type of music with pronounced bass, typically associated with the modified car scene.
Usage- Australia
- New-Zealand
- Slang
- Uncountable
An outdoor dance party, held in bushland in a remote area or on the outskirts of a city.
Usage- Australia
- New-Zealand
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Examples
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Dynamics of play and creativity are a prominent catalyst of social relations at both doofs and raves.
Similar themes emerged in the ‘doofs’ of Australian rave culture.
More examples (1)
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.
Word forms
doofs