dodo

noun

ˈdō-(ˌ)dō How to pronounce dodo (audio)
Definition of dodonext
1
as in fossil
a person with old-fashioned ideas youngsters helping old dodos learn to use computers

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2
as in idiot
a stupid person she called him a dodo after he lost the concert tickets

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Recent Examples of dodo The process has yet to be peer reviewed, but the company is pitching the technology as a step toward one of the company’s goals of resurrecting extinct dodo and moa birds. — Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 20 May 2026 Lamm told The New York Post that the company believes the moa could return by the early 2030s, while the dodo could be revived within four or five years. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026 Colossal is already working on artificial eggs that would be big enough for the dodo and moa embryos. — Rob Stein, NPR, 19 May 2026 The team will spend the next six months ensuring the chickens are healthy and can reproduce, before potentially using the eggs to birth dodos. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dodo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodo
  1. fossil
  2. moron
  3. conservative
  4. stupid
  5. veteran
  6. loser
  7. fogy
  8. mutt
Noun
  • The University of Bonn in Germany announced last week that numerous fossils and other exhibits have been stolen from its Goldfuß Museum.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • This suggests that these reptiles were more widely distributed across the world during the Triassic than the fossil record indicated.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of fossil
Noun
  • God help us all if some idiot, some moron, ever put you in charge.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
  • Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Definition of moron
Noun
  • Some conservatives were outraged online over the project plan, while others urged people to take a more measured approach, noting that the new stations are not about pushing any ideology.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The proponents of those ideas believe that spreading them can shift the boundaries of debate — that nothing else will do so in a media environment where conservatives hold enormous power.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of conservative
Noun
  • My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Problem is, even people who know baseball don’t know baseball, which makes betting on baseball stupid.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of stupid
Noun
  • A day after rookie catcher Daniel Susac was diagnosed with a likely season-ending left knee patellar fracture, the Giants brought back veteran backstop Andrew Knizner on a major-league deal to address the team’s incredibly thin catching depth.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • All four remaining defendants in the case, including NBA veteran Terry Rozier, appeared in court for an update on their case.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of veteran
Noun
  • The losers of the quarterfinals can still secure a spot in the Women's World Cup.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Critics, including some Republicans and economists, warn against the state picking winners and losers.
    — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of loser
Noun
  • There’s no old fogey-ness to Lorne.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
  • For the benefit of us old fogies?
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of fogy
Noun
  • Antonio Nowden, a neighbor who lives at the Kelly Road house, said April 1 that the dog in question, a mutt with brown fur and a white spot on its chest, is not his.
    — Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Her dog barked, and Vera went to say hello, scratching the mutt between the ears.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026
Definition of mutt

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“Dodo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dodo. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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