dufer

doofer

1. A name for a gadget or thing whose actual name is unknown or has been forgotten. Where's that doofer? I need it to finish this repair. Hand me that doofer or whatever it's called, will you? A: "You need to screw in a little doofer to keep those pieces together." B: "Oh, a 'doofer,' huh? And where am I supposed to find that?"

2. A cigarette stub saved for later use. I knew I was running low on smokes today, so I saved this doofer. Can I bum a cig off anyone? I'm not sure what happened to my doofer. He pulled a doofer out of his pocket and lit up.

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doofer

and dufer (ˈdufɚ)

n. a (found or borrowed) cigarette saved for smoking at another time. (It will do for later.) He takes two fags, one to smoke and a dufer.

dufer

verb

See doofer

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