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[no maam]

Some kid pm'd me before and said some nice things to me. I replied with the word. Doofus. Is that wrong? Is doofus a bad word?

 

[StriKeVillain]

No.

It's the equivalent of dork.

 

[Transhuman]

no no maam, no.

 

[Surface of Me]

What are you doing private messaging children, doofus?

 

[zeemumu]

Try Horace P Mctitties. You probably shouldn't say that to kids, though.

 

[no maam]

What are you doing private messaging children, doofus?

Doofus, he pm'd me.

 

[CrazyDude]

Doofus, he pm'd me.

How do you know it was a kid?

 

[Floridian]

Doofus offends me.

 

[Brakke]

doofus is affectionate like knucklehead or goofball

increasing severity of meanness:

goofball < doofus < blockhead < nimwit < dipshit < Floridian

 

[PaulExcellent]

What are you doing private messaging children, doofus?

Doofus, he pm'd me.

no maam, PMing little boys in Neogaf, I see!

 

[G-Fex]

Don't be a tunahead OP

 

[no maam]

How do you know it was a kid?

Would a grown man pm this doofus?

"You're such a little baby. My post hurt your feelings that bad? Fine. You got your message acknoledged. Feel better baby boy? lol"

 

[Brakke]

which is worse "dingus" or "dangus"??

 

[Bitanator]

Half step down from dipshit, more playful and does not always denote an insult, unlike dumbass.

 

[Yaboosh]

I mean, it is an insult, so it isn't a nice word.

 

[CrazyDude]

Would a grown man pm this doofus?

"You're such a little baby. My post hurt your feelings that bad? Fine. You got your message acknoledged. Feel better baby boy? lol"

And who is this person who PM you? Was this person on this site?

 

[no maam]

And who is this person who PM you? Was this person on this site?

Yup. (That's slang for yes)

 

[MIMIC]

doofus is affectionate like knucklehead or goofball

Pretty much.

 

[Floridian]

doofus is affectionate like knucklehead or goofball

increasing severity of meanness:

goofball < doofus < blockhead < nimwit < dipshit < Floridian

I'd rather be called a Floridian than a doofus.

 

[rekameohs]

No, dingus

 

[Livingskeletons]

You sound like my Stepdad OP.

He thinks "sucks" and "friggin" are bad words.

 

[no maam]

I'd rather be called a Floridian than a doofus.

That's what a doofus would say. ok I'm done.

 

[Bare Grills]

no maam, doofus is not a bad word.

 

[FTF]

 

[CrazyDude]

Yup. (That's slang for yes)

Well it can't be a kid because a kid would have used five different curse words at you. It obviously a person is using what they believe is kid talk to make you feel more like a baby.

 

[Floridian]

That's what a doofus would say. ok I'm done.

I'm not a doofus. I swear!

 

[cutmeamango]

As most insults, it punches down, associating the person with a trait you think it is undesirable. Lets try to punch up next time, ok champ?

 

[Blargonaut]

Hhahahaa

Go outside and learn some real xtreme words, dweebozoid

Now rubber like a ball and bounce



square

 

[kyser73]

Making any comment that impugns someone's mental state or intellect is ableist, deeply offensive and possibly triggering.

Spoiler

/s

 

[NeoRausch]

Fun Fact:

The german word "doof" translates to "stupid".

 

[MIMIC]

You sound like my Stepdad OP.

He thinks "sucks" and "friggin" are bad words.

My mom and dad sometimes equate "stupid" and "liar" (or to call someone "a lie") as "bad words". They get lit up when my brother and I use them to refer to one another (which is why we, of course, call each other that as often as possible)

 

[norm9]

Would a grown man pm this doofus?

"You're such a little baby. My post hurt your feelings that bad? Fine. You got your message acknoledged. Feel better baby boy? lol"

You got moded, bro.

 

[PK Gaming]

No, but whomps is

 

[Tathanen]

Some kid pm'd me before and said some nice things to me. I replied with the word. Doofus. Is that wrong? Is doofus a bad word?

It's not "bad" as in "a curse word," but it still means idiot. More like "goofy idiot," but idiot nonetheless. Pretty rude reply, dood.

 

[WrenchNinja]

No, but whomps is

I'm telling

 

[travisbickle]

You sound like my Stepdad OP.

He thinks "sucks" and "friggin" are bad words.

Friggin' means female masturbation.

 

[Kangi]

Huh? No. It's akin to calling someone a "dummy". It's not necessarily kind, but it's often used in a teasing manner, which I assume you used. An actual kid would probably laugh it off, unless he/she's extremely sheltered.

 

[Easy_D]

You sound like my Stepdad OP.

He thinks "sucks" and "friggin" are bad words.

So does Android word suggestions. Sucks or any variant won't show up as a suggestion if you misspell.

 

[Xe4]

no maam, it's not.

 

[ModBot]

No.