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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).

goofball [ˈguːfˌbɔːl]
n US and Canadian slang
1. (Medicine / Pharmacology) a barbiturate sleeping pill
2. a fool
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.goofballgoofball - a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
fool, muggins, saphead, tomfool, sap - a person who lacks good judgment
2.goofballgoofball - a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
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)


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