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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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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.
All translations. GOOF definition: 1. to make a silly mistake: 2. a silly mistake: 3. a silly or stupid person. Learn more.
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.
1. verb. If you goof or goof up, you make a silly mistake. [informal] We goofed last week at the end of our interview with the singer. [VERB] [Also V adv] Goof is also a noun. But was it, in fact, a hideous goof? 2. countable noun. If you call someone a goof, you think they are silly. [informal, disapproval]
1. To make a silly mistake; blunder: goofed up by turning right instead of left. 2. To waste or kill time: goofed around at the mall. 3. To tease or make fun of someone: goofed on her younger brother. v.tr. To spoil, as through clumsiness; bungle. Usually used with up: goof up a job.
4 days ago · 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.
GOOF definition: to make a silly mistake.
