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goof
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun goof has 2 senses
- goof(n = noun.person) bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goofball, goose, jackass, twat, zany - a man who is a stupid incompetent fool; Array is a kind of fool, muggins, sap, saphead, tomfool
- goof(n = noun.person) buffoon, clown, goofball, merry andrew - a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior; Array is a kind of comedian, comic
Derived forms verb goof1, adjective goofy1
has particulars: harlequin, fool, jester, motley fool, whiteface, zany, emmett kelly, kelly, weary willie
Derived forms verb goof1, adjective goofy1
Verb goof has 1 sense
- goof(v = verb.social) blunder, boob, drop the ball, sin - commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" is one way to breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate
Derived forms noun goof2, noun goof1
Sample sentences:
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CIDE DICTIONARY
goof, n.
a stupid fool. [WordNet 1.5]
goof, v. i.
to commit a faux pas or fault. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
goof, n. & v. sl.
--n.
1 a foolish or stupid person.
2 a mistake.
--v.
1 tr. bungle, mess up.
2 intr. blunder, make a mistake.
3 intr. (often foll. by off) idle.
4 tr. (as goofed adj.) stupefied with drugs.
--n.
1 a foolish or stupid person.
2 a mistake.
--v.
1 tr. bungle, mess up.
2 intr. blunder, make a mistake.
3 intr. (often foll. by off) idle.
4 tr. (as goofed adj.) stupefied with drugs.
Etymology
var. of dial. goff f. F goffe f. It. goffo f. med.L gufus coarse
THESAURUS
goof
asshole, bitch, bitch up, bloomer, blooper, blow, blunder, bobble, bonehead into it, bonehead play, boner, boo-boo, boob, boob stunt, booby, boot, bugger, bugger up, bungle, butterfingers, chump, clumsy, ding-a-ling, dingbat, dingdong, dolt, dolthead, drop a brick, drop the ball, dub, duff, duffer, dumb trick, err, fathead, flub, fluff, fool mistake, foozle, foozler, foul up, foul-up, fumble-fist, galoot, goof up, goofball, goofer, goon, gum up, hash up, hick, howler, jerk, jerk-off, klutz, louse up, louse-up, lummox, lump, lunkhead, mess up, miss, miss the mark, muck up, muck-up, muff, muffer, mutt, oaf, pratfall, prize sap, pull a boner, rube, sap, saphead, sawney, schlemiel, screamer, screw up, screw-up, slip, slip up, slob, stumblebum, stumblebunny
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