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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.

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

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goof [guːf] Informal

n

1. a foolish error or mistake

2. a stupid person

vb

1. to bungle (something); botch

2. (intr; often foll by about or around) to fool (around); mess (about)

3. (tr) to dope with drugs

4. (intr; often foll by off) US and Canadian to waste time; idle

[probably from (dialect) goff simpleton, from Old French goffe clumsy, from Italian goffo, of obscure origin]

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"

Translations

goof [guːf]

A. N → bobo/a m/f

B. VI

1. (= err) → tirarse una plancha

2. (US) (also goof off) → gandulear

goof around VI + ADV (US) → hacer el tonto

goof [ˈguːf]

vi (also goof up) → faire une gaffe

n → toqué(e) m/f

goof around

vi (= mess around) → faire l'imbécile

goof off

vi (mainly US) → glander

goof (inf)

n

(esp US: = idiot) → Dussel m (inf), → Doofie m (inf)

(= mistake) → Schnitzer m (inf), → dicker Hund (dated inf)

vi

(= blunder) → sich (dat) → etwas leisten (inf), → danebenhauen (inf)

(US: = loiter: also goof around) → (herum)trödeln, bummeln; to goof off → abzwitschern (inf)

goof [guːf] (Am)

1. vi

a. (fail) they had their chance, and they goofed → avevano avuto un'opportunità e se la sono lasciata sfuggire

b. (skive) to goof off → perdere tempo

2. n

a. (fool) → gonzo/a

b. (blunder) what a goof! → che gaffe!

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goof [guːf] (Am)

1. vi

a. (fail) they had their chance, and they goofed → avevano avuto un'opportunità e se la sono lasciata sfuggire

b. (skive) to goof off → perdere tempo

2. n

a. (fool) → gonzo/a

b. (blunder) what a goof! → che gaffe!