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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024goof /guf/USA pronunciation v. [Informal.]- Slang Terms to make an error, misjudgment, etc.:[~ (+ up)]He goofed (up) when he bought that clunker.
- Slang Terms to spoil or make a mess of;
botch;
bungle:[~ + up + object]He goofed up the job. - Slang Terms to waste time:[~ + around/off]was always goofing around instead of studying.
n. [countable] - Slang Termsa foolish or stupid person.
- Slang Termsa mistake, esp. one due to carelessness.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024goof (go̅o̅f ),USA pronunciation [Slang.]v.i. - Slang Termsto blunder;
make an error, misjudgment, etc. - Slang Termsto waste or kill time;
evade work or responsibility (often fol. by off or around):Exam week is not a time to goof off. We goofed around till train time.
v.t. - Slang Termsto spoil or make a mess of (something);
botch;
bungle (often fol. by up):You really goofed up the job. - Slang Terms goof on, to tease, ridicule, or mock;
make fun of.
n. - Slang Termsa foolish or stupid person.
- Slang Termsa mistake or blunder, esp. one due to carelessness.
- Slang Termsa source of fun or cause for amusement:We short-sheeted his bunk just for a goof.
- Middle French goffe awkward, stupid
- apparently variant of obsolete goff dolt 1915–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: goof /ɡuːf/ informal n - a foolish error or mistake
- a stupid person
vb - to bungle (something); botch
- (intr; often followed by about or around) to fool (around); mess (about)
Etymology: 20th Century: probably from (dialect) goff simpleton, from Old French goffe clumsy, from Italian goffo, of obscure origin |