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adj
Of or pertaining to Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, an affable, hapless mad scientist character from the 2007 American animated television series Phineas and Ferb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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History
From Doofenshmirtz + -ian; the character's name is possibly inspired by doofus or German doof (“stupid”) and German surnames such as Schmitz.
