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goof

(go͞of) Informal

a. A playful, silly, or outlandish person.

b. 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.]

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goof

(ɡuːf)

1. a foolish error or mistake

2. a stupid person

3. to bungle (something); botch

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

5. (tr) to dope with drugs

6. (often foll by: off) US and Canadian to waste time; idle

[C20: probably from (dialect) goff simpleton, from Old French goffe clumsy, from Italian goffo, of obscure origin]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

goof

(guf)
Informal. v.i.

1. to make an error, misjudgment, etc.; blunder.

2. to waste time; evade work or responsibility (often fol. by off or around).

v.t.

3. to spoil or make a mess of; botch; bungle (often fol. by up).

4. to tease; kid (often fol. by on).

5. a foolish or stupid person.

6. a mistake, esp. one due to carelessness.

7. a source of fun: We short-sheeted his bed just for a goof.

[1915–20; appar. variant of obsolete goff dolt < Middle French goffe awkward, stupid]

goof

Past participle: goofed
Gerund: goofing

Imperative
goof
goof

Present
I goof
you goof
he/she/it goofs
we goof
you goof
they goof

Preterite
I goofed
you goofed
he/she/it goofed
we goofed
you goofed
they goofed

Present Continuous
I am goofing
you are goofing
he/she/it is goofing
we are goofing
you are goofing
they are goofing

Present Perfect
I have goofed
you have goofed
he/she/it has goofed
we have goofed
you have goofed
they have goofed

Past Continuous
I was goofing
you were goofing
he/she/it was goofing
we were goofing
you were goofing
they were goofing

Past Perfect
I had goofed
you had goofed
he/she/it had goofed
we had goofed
you had goofed
they had goofed

Future
I will goof
you will goof
he/she/it will goof
we will goof
you will goof
they will goof

Future Perfect
I will have goofed
you will have goofed
he/she/it will have goofed
we will have goofed
you will have goofed
they will have goofed

Future Continuous
I will be goofing
you will be goofing
he/she/it will be goofing
we will be goofing
you will be goofing
they will be goofing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been goofing
you have been goofing
he/she/it has been goofing
we have been goofing
you have been goofing
they have been goofing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been goofing
you will have been goofing
he/she/it will have been goofing
we will have been goofing
you will have been goofing
they will have been goofing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been goofing
you had been goofing
he/she/it had been goofing
we had been goofing
you had been goofing
they had been goofing

Conditional
I would goof
you would goof
he/she/it would goof
we would goof
you would goof
they would goof

Past Conditional
I would have goofed
you would have goofed
he/she/it would have goofed
we would have goofed
you would have goofed
they would have goofed

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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"

goof

noun

1. Slang. One deficient in judgment and good sense:

ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool.

Informal: dope, gander, goose.

Slang: cretin, ding-dong, dip, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey.

2. Slang. A stupid, clumsy mistake:

blunder, bull, bungle, foozle, fumble, muff, stumble.

Informal: blooper, boner.

Slang: bloomer.

verb

Slang. To pass time without working or in avoiding work.Also used with off:

bum (around), idle, laze, loaf, loiter, lounge, shirk.

Slang: diddle, goldbrick.

phrasal verb
goof up

Slang. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess:

ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil.

Informal: bollix up, muck up.

Slang: blow, louse up, screw up, snafu.

Idiom: make a muck of.

Translations

prendere un granchio stupido

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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)

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

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

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

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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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