Dof

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang

Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition

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Stupid, dim-witted. Afrikaans origin (literally 'deaf'), used to call someone slow on the uptake

"Don't be dof, of course two plus two is four. (Don't be stupid, of course two plus two is four.)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

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Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

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Dof

Afrikaans word which, when used as slang, means "thick" as in "stupid".

""Hey, put that knife away! Don't be dof, man!"

Dof 🇸🇳 Senegal

Fou/idiot (Crazy/idiot)

"Danga dof wala? (Are you crazy or what?)"

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This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Afrikaans word which, when used as slang, means "thick" as in "stupid".

Dof 🇸🇳 Senegal

Fou/idiot (Crazy/idiot)

Dof 🇬🇲 Gambia

Dof nga dëgg (You're really crazy)

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