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   goof

   /ɡuːf/

   noun

   • 1. a mistake: "with a sense of humour, embarrassing goofs can be turned into something positive"
   • 2. a foolish or stupid person. Similar foolidiothalfwitnincompoopduncedoltignoramuscretinimbeciledullardmoronsimpletonclodinformal:dopeninnychumpdimwitnitwitgoondumbodummydum-dumdumb-bellloontwerpjackassboneheadfatheadnumbskullblockheaddunderheadchuckleheadknuckleheadmuttonheadpudding-headthickheadwooden-headairheadpinheadlamebrainpea-brainbirdbrainzombiejerknerddipstickdonkeynoodlenittwitnumptyassclotplonkerberkpratpillockwallygitwazzockdivvynerktwonkcharliemugmuppetnyaffballoonsumphgowkgobdawschmuckbozobooblamerturkeyschlepperchowderheaddumbheaddumbassgoofballgoofusgalootdorklummoxklutzputzschlemielsapginkcluckclunkding-dongdingbatwienerweenydipsimpspudcootpalookapoopsquareheadyo-yodingleberrywing nutdrongodillalecgalahnongboganpoonboofheadmomparavulgar slang:knobheadasshatarchaic:tomfoolnoddyclodpoleloggerheadspoonymooncalf

   verb

   • 1. behave in a silly way or playful way: "they started goofing around in front of the cameras"
   • ▪ be lazy; avoid one's work or duties: "too many students are goofing off"
   • ▪ make fun of; ridicule: "Lew and I started goofing on Alison's friend"
   • 2. make a mistake: "someone at the bank had goofed"

   Word Origin early 20th century: of unknown origin; compare with goop2.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What does Goof mean?

   • fora, besteira, idiota… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! GOOF definition: 1. to make a silly mistake: 2. a silly mistake: 3. a silly or stupid person. Learn more.

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   What does goofing mean?

   • To tease or make fun of someone. Goofed on her younger brother. To spoil, as through clumsiness; bungle. Usually used with up: Goof up a job. (US) To engage in mischief. We were just goofing by painting the neighbors cat green. Perhaps from dialectal English goff (“foolish clown”), from early modern English goffen.

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   What if you call someone a goof?

   • If you call someone a goof, you think they are silly. I could write for TV as well as any of those goofs. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   What does it mean if you really goofed up a job?

   • You really goofed up the job. a foolish or stupid person. a mistake or blunder, especially one due to carelessness. We short-sheeted his bunk just for a goof. Slang. to tease, ridicule, or mock; make fun of. A UConn basketball fan drank hot sauce on Twitter as a goof.

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   verb (used without object) to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc. to waste or kill time; evade work or responsibility (often followed by off or around ): Exam week is not a time to goof off. We goofed around till train time.

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   A goof is a silly fool. If you can't stop telling jokes, even after your math class has started, your teacher will think you're a goof.

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   Goof is an informal word that can mean a foolish or stupid person, a careless mistake, or a waste of time. It can also be a verb meaning to blunder, to tease, or to spoil something. See synonyms, translations, and usage examples.

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