doof meaning (slang): definition, etymology and quotations

doof

noun

/duːf/

Etymology From doofus, or alternatively from Scots, which uses the word with the same meaning. Scots doof is derived from Low German doof (“deaf”).

US, Slang A simpleton.

intj

AU /dʊf/

Etymology Onomatopoeic, from the sound of an electronic bass drum.

Imitating an electronic drum sound.

noun

Etymology Onomatopoeic, from the sound of an electronic bass drum.

Australia, New Zealand, Slang A type of music with pronounced bass, typically associated with the modified car scene.

Australia, New Zealand An outdoor dance party, held in bushland in a remote area or on the outskirts of a city.

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 138:
Similar 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:

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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.