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  1. goofnoun

    To make a mistake.

    I made a goof in that last calculation.

    Synonyms:
    boo-boo, gaffe, thinko, stumble, faux pas, lapse, error, slip, blooper, mistake, fluff

  2. goofnoun

    As a specific usage in film, an error made during production which finds its way into the final release.

    We were just goofing by painting the neighbors cat green.

    Synonyms:
    fluff, blooper, boo-boo, mistake, error, faux pas, lapse, stumble, slip, thinko, gaffe

  3. goofnoun

    A foolish person

    Your little brother is a total goof.

    Synonyms:
    stumble, slip, fluff, lapse, blooper, boo-boo, error, faux pas, mistake, thinko, gaffe

  4. goofnoun

    A child molester.

    Synonyms:
    thinko, boo-boo, stumble, faux pas, slip, fluff, error, mistake, lapse, blooper, gaffe

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zanynoun

    a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

    Synonyms:
    slit, cat, hombre, zany, fathead, jackass, snatch, cunt, clown, merry andrew, buffoon, goose, jack, twat, bozo, cuckoo, pussy, puss, guy, goofball

  2. clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrewverb

    a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

    Synonyms:
    cuckoo, jackass, goose, fathead, bozo, buffoon, clown, merry andrew, twat, zany, goofball

  3. drop the ball, sin, blunder, boob, goofverb

    commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

    "I blundered during the job interview"

    Synonyms:
    blurt, blurt out, boob, blunder out, ejaculate, trespass, drop the ball, fumble, sin, blunder, transgress

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How to use goof in a sentence?

  1. The President:

    When I see you, I think about my own youth because I wasn't that different from you -- probably not as articulate and maybe more of a goof-off, but the main difference was I lived in a more forgiving environment. but what I also want to say to you is that you're really important to the future of this country.

  2. Tom Albright:

    I could get ahead of the job for three hours, and at that point I could go goof off for three hours, those were the good old days. It ain't like that anymore. They get every nickel that they can out of that individual working that job on the floor.

  3. John Melendez:

    I am shocked... I mean we did this as a goof, I'm John Melendez, i just could not believe that it took us an hour and a half to get Jared Kushner and Donald Trump on the phone from Air Force One.

  4. Newt Gingrich:

    We're all human and we all goof. Do things that may be wrong, but do something.


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  • botaCzech
  • tumpeDanish
  • boboSpanish
  • vigaEstonian
  • گافPersian
  • hölmö, munaus, möhliä, virhe, mokata, tollo, mokaFinnish
  • gaffeFrench
  • errare, partecipare ad una bravata, sbaglio, tonto, errore, fuori di testa, sbagliareItalian
  • goofPortuguese
  • лох, растли́тельница, опло́шность, тупи́ца, дура́к, [[попадать]] [[впросак]], растли́тель, болва́н, крети́н, [[попасть]] [[впросак]], опростоволоситься, оши́бка, ду́рень, остоло́п, педофи́лRussian
  • fel, trindskalle, tabba, ärthjärna, knäppgök, tabbe, knäppskalle, misstag, pappskalle, dummerjöns, tjockskalle, träskalle, dåre, nöt, peddo, dummer, dumskalle, dumbom, jöns, pucko, dumsnut, stolle, knasboll, tok, fårskalle, göra en tabbe, blådåreSwedish

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