Etymology

Doofenshmirtzian

Today it means: Of or pertaining to Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, an affable, hapless mad scientist character from the 2007 American animated television series Phineas and Ferb. Full definition →

German doof
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The story

  1. German · derived fromdoof“stupid”
  2. English todayDoofenshmirtzian

From Doofenshmirtz + -ian; the character's name is possibly inspired by doofus or German doof (“stupid”) and German surnames such as Schmitz.

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