doof
Translation
stupid, dumb, silly, annoying
Examples
Das war eine doofe Idee.
That was a stupid idea.
Ich finde den Film einfach nur doof.
I just find the movie stupid.
Mir ist etwas Doofes passiert.
Something stupid happened to me.
Grammar Patterns
((as an attributive adjective)) a stupid... eine doofe Idee
((as a predicative adjective)) ...is stupid Der Film ist doof.
((as a nominalized adjective)) something stupid etwas Doofes
Similar Words
Synonyms: dumm, blöd, albern; Antonyms: klug, intelligent
Etymology
Likely from Low German 'doof' meaning 'deaf' or 'dull', originally referring to dullness of the senses.
Memory Tips
It sounds a bit like Homer Simpson's 'D'oh!', which he says after doing something stupid ('doof').