goofball

goof·ball  (gfbôl) Slang

n.

1. A foolish, incompetent, or stupid person.

2. A barbiturate or tranquilizer pill, especially when taken for nonmedical purposes.

adj.

Silly or outlandish: "Underneath his goofball braggadocio lies a kind of purity" (David Ansen).

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goofball [ˈguːfˌbɔːl]

n US and Canadian slang

1. (Medicine / Pharmacology) a barbiturate sleeping pill

2. a fool

Thesaurus

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

Translations

goofball

n (esp US inf) → Doofkopp m (sl)