goof

goof  (gf) Slang

n.

1. 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.

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[Possibly alteration of dialectal goff, fool, from obsolete French goffe, stupid.]

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goof

Verb

Informal

1. to bungle or botch

2. goof off US & Canad to spend time in a lazy or foolish way: he's goofing off on the Costa del Sol [probably from dialect goff simpleton]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	goof - a man who is a stupid incompetent fool bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goofball, jackass, twat, zany, goose fool, muggins, saphead, tomfool, sap - a person who lacks good judgment
	2.	goof - a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior merry andrew, buffoon, clown, goofball comedian, 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" blunder, boob, drop the ball, sin 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"