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GOOF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does goof mean? 

GOOF (noun)
  The noun GOOF has 2 senses:

1. a man who is a stupid incompetent foolplay

2. a person who amuses others by ridiculous behaviorplay

  Familiarity information: GOOF used as a noun is rare.


GOOF (verb)
  The verb GOOF has 1 sense:

1. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistakeplay

  Familiarity information: GOOF used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GOOF (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A man who is a stupid incompetent fool

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bozo; cuckoo; fathead; goof; goofball; goose; jackass; twat; zany

Hypernyms ("goof" is a kind of...):

fool; muggins; sap; saphead; tomfool (a person who lacks good judgment)

Derivation:

goof (commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake)

goofy (ludicrous, foolish)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

buffoon; clown; goof; goofball; merry andrew

Hypernyms ("goof" is a kind of...):

comedian; comic (a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "goof"):

harlequin (a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte))

fool; jester; motley 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)

Instance hyponyms:

Emmett Kelly; Kelly; Weary Willie (United States circus clown (1898-1979))

Derivation:

goof (commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake)

goofy (ludicrous, foolish)


GOOF (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they goof  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it goofs  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: goofed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: goofed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: goofing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

blunder; boob; drop the ball; goof; sin

Context example:

I blundered during the job interview

Hypernyms (to "goof" is one way to...):

breach; break; go against; infract; offend; transgress; violate (act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

goof (a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior)

goof (a man who is a stupid incompetent fool)


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