dodo

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Perhaps from obsolete Portuguese doudo (“fool, simpleton, silly, stupid”) or Dutch dodaars. First attested in the 17th century.

noun

1. A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
   Within a very few years after these islands shall have become regularly settled, in all probability this for will be classed with the dodo, as an animal which has perished from the face of the earth. 1839, Charles Darwin, chapter IX, in The Voyage of the Beagle
2. (figurative) A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.
3. (golf) A hole in one.
   "Most of the aces weren't on holes I would have liked to have made them on," confessed Colk, who dropped his fifth dodo of 1935 on December 29, which was believed at the time to be a record for most aces in a year. 2012, Arv Olson, Backspin: 120 Years of Golf in British Columbia, page 253

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Yoruba dòdò (“fried plantain”).

noun

1. (Nigeria) Fried plantain.
   Dodo is everybody's favorite! It is a superb snack, a side dish, a breakfast food or a dessert all rolled into one. The best dodo is made from soft (almost over ripe) plantain which is cut in 1/2 inch thick diagonal slices and fried to a crispy golden brown. 2015, Kemi Quinn, African Dishes Made Easy
   Mother had banned it a year or so earlier after Obembe and I stole pieces from Mother's cooler, and lied that we'd seen rats eating the dodos. 2015, Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen: A Novel
   One popular Nigerian dish is fried plantain, which is called “dodo.” 2018, Remmi Smith, The Healthy Teen Cookbook: Around the World In 80 Fantastic Recipes