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goof
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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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.goofgoof - a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
fool, muggins, saphead, tomfool, sap - a person who lacks good judgment
2.goofgoof - 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
Verb1.goof - commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"
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"

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Wainwright played tunes from ``Poses,'' including the inspiredly playful ``Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk'' and ``California'' (where he also goofed up, to his and the crowd's amusement), plus new songs from his upcoming CD ``Want.
18 press release, PEF goofed its non-accrual loans to gross loans ratio, reporting a ratio of .
Let us know when we've done something well and always tell us when we've goofed.
 
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