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- DictionaryGoof/ɡo͞of/
noun
- 1. a mistake: "with a sense of humor, embarrassing goofs can be turned into something positive"
- 2. a foolish or stupid person.
verb
- 1. spend time idly or foolishly; fool around: "I was goofing around and broke my arm"
- 2. make a mistake; blunder: "you're scared to say yes in case you goof up"
A goof is a silly fool. If you can't stop telling jokes, even after your math class has started, your teacher will think you're a goof. There are many alternate words for goof, including dimwit, dummy, and nitwit. In other words, you should only call someone a goof if you mean to insult their intelligence.
4 days ago · 6 meanings: 1. a foolish error or mistake 2. a foolish person 3. to bungle (something); botch 4. to fool (around); mess (about).... Click for more definitions.
goof. 1. to make an error, misjudgment, etc.; blunder. 2. to waste time; evade work or responsibility (often fol. by off or around ). 3. to spoil or make a mess of; botch; bungle (often fol. by up ). 4. to tease; kid (often fol. by on ). n. 5. a foolish or stupid person. 6. a mistake, esp. one due to carelessness.
Goof Definition. A stupid, silly, or credulous person. A mistake; blunder. (US) A foolish and/or silly person; a goofball. Your little brother is a total goof. (prison jargon) A child molester. To tease or make fun of someone. Goofed on her younger brother. To spoil, as through clumsiness; bungle.
verb [ I ] US informal uk / ɡuːf / us ( also goof up) Add to word list Add to word list. to make a silly mistake. Phrasal verbs. goof around. goof off. (Definition of goof from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of goof. in Chinese (Traditional) 犯愚蠢的錯誤, 弄錯, 錯誤… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
Goof definition: to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc. See examples of GOOF used in a sentence.
goof | meaning of goof in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English goof1 /ɡuːf/ (also goof up) verb [ intransitive, transitive] especially American English informal to make a silly mistake Somebody goofed and entered the wrong amount.
