goof
goof
(go͞of) Informaln.
1.
a. A playful, silly, or outlandish person.
b. An incompetent, foolish, or stupid person.
2. A careless mistake; a slip.
v. goofed, goof·ing, goofs
v.intr.
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.
[Possibly alteration of dialectal goff, fool, from obsolete French goffe, stupid.]
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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
[C20: probably from (dialect) goff simpleton, from Old French goffe clumsy, from Italian goffo, of obscure origin]
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goof
(guf)Informal. v.i.
1. to make an error, misjudgment, etc.; blunder.
2. to waste time; evade work or responsibility (often fol. by off or around).
v.t.3. to spoil or make a mess of; botch; bungle (often fol. by up).
4. to tease; kid (often fol. by on).
n.5. a foolish or stupid person.
6. a mistake, esp. one due to carelessness.
7. a source of fun: We short-sheeted his bed just for a goof.
[1915–20; appar. variant of obsolete goff dolt < Middle French goffe awkward, stupid]
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goof
Past participle: goofed
Gerund: goofing
| Imperative |
|---|
| goof |
| goof |
| Present |
|---|
| I goof |
| you goof |
| he/she/it goofs |
| we goof |
| you goof |
| they goof |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I goofed |
| you goofed |
| he/she/it goofed |
| we goofed |
| you goofed |
| they goofed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am goofing |
| you are goofing |
| he/she/it is goofing |
| we are goofing |
| you are goofing |
| they are goofing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have goofed |
| you have goofed |
| he/she/it has goofed |
| we have goofed |
| you have goofed |
| they have goofed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was goofing |
| you were goofing |
| he/she/it was goofing |
| we were goofing |
| you were goofing |
| they were goofing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had goofed |
| you had goofed |
| he/she/it had goofed |
| we had goofed |
| you had goofed |
| they had goofed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will goof |
| you will goof |
| he/she/it will goof |
| we will goof |
| you will goof |
| they will goof |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have goofed |
| you will have goofed |
| he/she/it will have goofed |
| we will have goofed |
| you will have goofed |
| they will have goofed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be goofing |
| you will be goofing |
| he/she/it will be goofing |
| we will be goofing |
| you will be goofing |
| they will be goofing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been goofing |
| you have been goofing |
| he/she/it has been goofing |
| we have been goofing |
| you have been goofing |
| they have been goofing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been goofing |
| you will have been goofing |
| he/she/it will have been goofing |
| we will have been goofing |
| you will have been goofing |
| they will have been goofing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been goofing |
| you had been goofing |
| he/she/it had been goofing |
| we had been goofing |
| you had been goofing |
| they had been goofing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would goof |
| you would goof |
| he/she/it would goof |
| we would goof |
| you would goof |
| they would goof |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have goofed |
| you would have goofed |
| he/she/it would have goofed |
| we would have goofed |
| you would have goofed |
| they would have goofed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  goof - a man who is a stupid incompetent fool |
| 2. |  goof - a person who amuses others by ridiculous behaviorcomedian, comic - a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts harlequin - a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte) jester, motley fool, fool - a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages whiteface - a clown whose face is covered with white make-up zany - a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect | |
| Verb | 1. | goof - commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" breach, infract, transgress, violate, go against, offend, break - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
goof
noun1. Slang. One deficient in judgment and good sense:
2. Slang. A stupid, clumsy mistake:
Slang. To pass time without working or in avoiding work.Also used with off:
goof up
Slang. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess:
ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil.
Idiom: make a muck of.
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Translations
goof
[guːf]
A. N → bobo/a m/f
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goof
(inf)
n
(esp US: = idiot) → Dussel m (inf), → Doofie m (inf)
vi
(= blunder) → sich (dat) → etwas leisten (inf), → danebenhauen (inf)
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goof
[guːf] (Am)
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