Doof
Origin 1
From dufus
Origin 2
Onomatopoeic, from the sound of a bass drum.
Noun
doof
(plural doofs)- (Australia, slang) A type of music with pronounced bass typically associated with the modified car scene; doof-doof.
- (Australia) An outdoor dance party, held in bushland in a remote area or on the outskirts of a city.
- 2004, Graham St John (editor), Rave Culture and Religion, %22Doofs%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=V6FDT65bq6SIB6rglLYE&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Doof%22|%22Doofs%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 138,Dynamics of play and creativity are a prominent catalyst of social relations at both doofs and raves.
- 2006, Christopher Hugh Partridge, The Re-Enchantment of the West: Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture and Occulture, Volume 2, %22Doofs%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=z6NDT8WmCLGPiAeMxfTMBA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Doof%22|%22Doofs%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 110,Similar themes emerged in the ‘doofs’ of Australian rave culture.
- 2007, Australian National University Dept of Pacific and Southeast Asian History, Aboriginal History, Volume 31, %22Doofs%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22Doof%22|%22Doofs%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=F6ZDT_OxDcuViAecx7G1BA&redir_esc=y page 76,The bush doof is a unique product of post-rave culture and is particularly suited to the expansive Australian landscape.