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goofball

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.goofballgoofball - 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.goofballgoofball - 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
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This instantly dated set of cooing pop-r&b cliches, computer-edited to within an inch of its life, badly lacks the goofball charm that made Kat a household favorite last season on ``American Idol.
SOUND CHECK by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Which is why you might have paid US$1,000 for that business trip to Rio while the vacationing goofball next to you paid $100.
Revenge of the nerds by Brown, Greg / Latin Trade
At school, Declan surrounds himself with amiably intellectual goofballs who collectively represent a future--university, romance--that Declan's obsessive memories seem in danger of derailing.
Tim Wynne-Jones: A Thief in the House of Memory by Smith, Vicky / The Horn Book Magazine
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