Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - dodo
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Dodo
dodo
noun (plural ~es or ~s) Etymology: Portuguese doudo, from doudo silly, stupid Date: 1628 1. a. an extinct heavy flightless bird (Raphus cucullatus syn. Didus ineptus of the family Raphidae) of the island of Mauritius that was larger than a turkey and was related to the pigeon b. an extinct flightless bird (Raphus solitarius) of the island of Reunion similar to and closely related to the ~ 2. a. one hopelessly behind the times b. a stupid person
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1.
n. (pl. -os or -oes) 1 any large flightless bird of the extinct family Raphidae, formerly native to Mauritius. 2 an old-fashioned, stupid, or inactive person. Phrases and idioms as dead as the (or a) dodo 1 completely or unmistakably dead. 2 entirely obsolete. Etymology: Port. doudo simpleton ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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3.
1. палеонт. дронт (Didus ineptus) 2. разг. тупица; косный человек 3. ав. жарг. курсант школы аэродромных специалистов Id: as dead as a dodo —- мертвый; умерший и похороненный; давно или полностью забытый; преданный забвению, покрытый мраком забвения ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
(dodos, or dodoes) 1. A dodo was a very large bird that was unable to fly. Dodos are now extinct. N-COUNT 2. If you refer to someone as a dodo, you think they are foolish or silly. (INFORMAL) N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ n 1 a large bird that no longer exists and was unable to fly 2 AmE a stupid person (- see also dead as a dodo dead1 (14)) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- 1628, from Port. doudo "fool, simpleton," an insult applied by Port. sailors to the awkward bird (Didus ineptus) they found on Mauritius island. Applied to stupid persons since 1880s. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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