Doof vs Doon - What's the difference?
doof | doon |
(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 ,
* 2006 , Christopher Hugh Partridge, The Re-Enchantment of the West: Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture and Occulture , Volume 2,
* 2007 , Australian National University Dept of Pacific and Southeast Asian History, Aboriginal History , Volume 31,
(Geordie) down
(Geordie) On a lower level than before; down.
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As a noun doof
is (us|slang) a simpleton or doof can be (australia|slang) a type of music with pronounced bass typically associated with the modified car scene; doof-doof.As an adverb doon is
(geordie) down.As a preposition doon is
(geordie) down.As an adjective doon is
(geordie) on a lower level than before; down.doof
English
Etymology 1
From dufusEtymology 2
Onomatopoeic, from the sound of a bass drum.Noun
(en noun)page 138,
- Dynamics of play and creativity are a prominent catalyst of social relations at both doofs and raves.
page 110,
- Similar themes emerged in the ‘doofs ’ of Australian rave culture.
page 76,
- The bush doof is a unique product of post-rave culture and is particularly suited to the expansive Australian landscape.