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- Dictionarygoof/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
verb
- 1. behave in a silly way or playful way: "they started goofing around in front of the cameras"
- 2. make a mistake: "someone at the bank had goofed"
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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. There are many alternate words for goof, including dimwit, dummy, and nitwit. In other words, you should only call someone a goof if you mean to insult their intelligence.
Browse. GOOF definition: 1. to make a silly mistake: 2. a silly mistake: 3. a silly or stupid person. Learn more.
1. a. : to spend time idly or foolishly usually used with off. goofing off instead of working. b. : to engage in playful activity usually used with around. goofing around after school. 2. : to make a usually foolish or careless mistake : blunderoften used with up. transitive verb. : to make a mess of : bungle usually used with up.
6 meanings: 1. a foolish error or mistake 2. a foolish person 3. to bungle (something); botch 4. to fool (around); mess (about).... Click for more definitions.
Goof definition: to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.. See examples of GOOF used in a sentence.
GOOF definition: to make a silly mistake.
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noun. goofs. A stupid, silly, or credulous person. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A mistake; blunder. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (US) A foolish and/or silly person; a goofball. Your little brother is a total goof. Wiktionary. (prison jargon) A child molester. Wiktionary. Synonyms: cuckoo. goose. jackass. zany. bozo.
goof. (ɡuːf) n. 1. a foolish error or mistake. 2. a stupid person. vb. 3. to bungle (something); botch. 4. (intr; often foll by about or around) to fool (around); mess (about) 5. (tr) to dope with drugs. 6. (often foll by: off) US and Canadian to waste time; idle.
