Meanings
doof1
doof2
- Imitating an electronic drum sound.
Synonyms: oontz
plural doofs
- AustraliaNew ZealandcountableuncountableAn outdoor dance party, held in bushland in a remote area or on the outskirts of a city.
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.
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Dynamics of play and creativity are a prominent catalyst of social relations at both doofs and raves.
2004, Graham St John, editor, Rave Culture and Religion, page 138Similar themes emerged in the ‘doofs’ of Australian rave culture.
2006, Christopher Hugh Partridge, The Re-Enchantment of the West: Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture and Occulture, volume 2, page 110
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionImitating an electronic drum sound.
Origin
doof · noun
From doofus, or alternatively from Scots, which uses the word with the same meaning. Scots doof is derived from Low German doof (“deaf”).
Full word history & related roots →doof · interjection, noun
Onomatopoeic, from the sound of an electronic bass drum.
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doof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doof
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