doofer

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?
2. A cigarette stub saved for later use. I knew I was running low on smokes today, so I saved this doofer.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • doojigger
  • dufer
  • gazinkus
  • gazunkus
  • doohickey
  • doohickie
  • whatchamacallit
  • gizmo
  • doodad
  • widget
References in periodicals archive
Once Doofer disbanded Mark stayed with Chris to form Cakehole Presley.
Even the doofer, which was helpful, couldn't completely stop the aioli from ending up on our clothes.
Protags Dave (Barry Watson from WB serial "7th Heaven"), Adam (Michael Rosenbaum of same net's "Smallville") and Doofer (Harland Williams of "Freddy Got Fingered") constitute the social committee of a generic university's most notoriously party-monstrous frat house, KOK.
Robyn and her sisters, Melanie and Jodie, have known "Doofer' - as Whatcanyasay is affectionately known - since he was a two-yearold.
"With The Howling Sleepers we were travelling and playing all the time and there was interest from publishers and labels, but we were so un-together, which is a kind way of describing it," recalls the singer-songwriter, who post-The Howling Sleepers went on to form The Vinegar Flies and Doofer.
My dad's grip on the telly "doofer" was tighter than Gaddafi's on Libya.
THE question that bounces round Avison Mansions more and more these days is: Where's the doofer? As the midday sun of our years heads west towards the horizon of our elder times, our house is filling up with doofers.
So for the first time email, conf, netizen and morphing make an appearance, as do lurve, himbo, doofer and in the wake of the hit film - monty.
Following this he teamed up with friends Andre Magri and Chris Ridgeway from the Howling Sleepers and formed Doofer.
Following this he teamed up with close friends Andre Magri and Chris Ridgeway from the Howling Sleepers and formed the infamous band Doofer. A hugely popular live draw on the alternative music scene the band became the defacto resident band at the legendary and notorious Cardiff venue Rajah's.
OKAY, it's Saturday night, you're home from the game, the telly's on, the doofer is in your hand, poised.
Just the doofer to play your Pop Idol Christmas disc on ...
With all three singer-songwriters sitting side by side on stage, taking it in turns to perform, it creates a warm and intimate atmosphere that breaks down barriers, encouraging unique collaborations and fascinating insights into the stories and Ridgeway has fronted some of Cardiff's most popular bands during the last 25 years, including The Howling Sleepers, The Vinegar Flies and Doofer. Jemmett is signed to Atlanta-based Vara Records for USA and Canada.
Never figured out what part of a horse the doofer was, but we firmly believed it was on the menu in posh pubs like the Angel Hotel or the Royal.
The perfect antidote to all TV remote control hogs - you can channel-hop without depriving them of their precious doofer.