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单词 goofball
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goofball

[ goof-bawl ]
/ ˈgufˌbɔl /
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noun Slang.

an extremely incompetent, eccentric, or silly person.
a pill containing a barbiturate or a tranquilizing drug.

Origin of goofball

First recorded in 1935–40; goof + ball1

Words nearby goofball

Goodyear, goody-goody, goody two shoes, gooey, goof, goofball, go off, go off half-cocked, go off the deep end, goof-off, goof on
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Example sentences from the Web for goofball

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British Dictionary definitions for goofball

goofball
/ (ˈɡuːfˌbɔːl) /

noun US and Canadian slang

a barbiturate sleeping pill
a fool
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for goofball

goofball

n.

A barbiturate or tranquilizer in the form of a pill, especially when taken for nonmedical purposes.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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