doffie, noun

Origin:
EnglishShow more dof + English (informal) noun-forming suffix -ie.
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A dim-witted person, an idiot.
1991 H.C. Watts Informant, Cape Town, Western CapeIf you can’t put 2 and 2 together and make 4 you must be an utter dof/doffie/nerd.
1991 C.L. Ward Informant, Cape Town, Western CapeYou’re a doffie if you boil an egg for thirty seconds and think it’ll be hard-boiled.
A dim-witted person, an idiot.
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