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Definition of goof
goof
noun
- a funny or silly person. Also goof-ball.
Citation from "Weekends At Mort's", Bob's Burgers (TV), Season 1 Episode 11 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: a joker, comic, funny person.
Last edited on Jul 12 2011. Submitted by Anonymous from Mississauga, ON, Canada on Nov 04 1997.
- a mistake.
That was actually a pretty serious goof. It might cost you your job.
- See more words with the same meaning: a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate.
Last edited on Jul 12 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
- a child molester. Prison and jail slang.
Yo, that bird is a goof.
Last edited on Jan 18 2012. Submitted by Mr Anonymous from Sarnia, ON, Canada on Jan 18 2012.
other
- G.o.o.f. is an acrinume meaning Good Only On Fridays and that in jail means that very simply you were on welfare. As Friday was the only day welfare recipients got tobacco. And tobacco was currency in jail to buy such things as drugs. Not to mention that when it was first used welfare was not something you happy to be on (it was shuned on and one did what they could to get off of it).
Last edited on Jan 31 2015. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 31 2015.
verb - intransitive
- to make a mistake.
I goofed.
- See more words with the same meaning: to make a mistake, be incorrect, err.
Last edited on Jul 12 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'a joker, comic, funny person': | |
| Definitions include: a comic; SMART ALEC. Origin: suburbs of New York City, NY, USA. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is a source of constant surprise. | |
| Definitions include: A juvenile who goes and does petty pranks and jokes in the neighborhood. | |
| Definitions include: head or haircut. | |
| Definitions include: to leave in a hurry; not running, but quickly and quietly so as to not attract attention. | |
Other terms relating to 'a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate': | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: something self-defeating. | |
| Definitions include: broken or functioning poorly or improperly; "messed up". | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: an action that is likely to be harmful in a "karmic" way. | |
| Definitions include: coffee. | |
| Definitions include: to ruin; "mess up". | |
| Definitions include: in agreement. | |
| Definitions include: See bullshit. | |
| Definitions include: something funny. | |
| Definitions include: a mistake. | |
| Definitions include: done or performed incorrectly, strangely, opposite from the correct way, or clumsily; "backwards". | |
| Definitions include: censored version of "bullshit". | |
| Definitions include: inappropriate or unacceptable. | |
| Definitions include: something especially bad. | |
Other terms relating to 'to make a mistake, be incorrect, err': | |
| Definitions include: to be mistaken. | |
| Definitions include: to be of poor quality, displeasing. | |
| Definitions include: to mess up. | |
| Definitions include: a breast. | |
| Definitions include: a person or object that erred. | |
| Definitions include: confused, ruined; "messed up". | |
| Definitions include: a replacement word for fuck. | |
| Definitions include: to take advantage of. | |
| Definitions include: a feature of a specific technology that makes it easy to shoot (one's self) in the foot. | |
| Definitions include: to make an irreparable (possibly tragic) mistake. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation to denote general sorrow, despair, or disappointment. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: to botch. | |
| Definitions include: to perform terribly. | |
| Definitions include: to ruin; "mess up". | |
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Other terms relating to 'goof': | |
| Definitions include: to not pay attention in school. | |
| Definitions include: transitive verb. | |
| Definitions include: to make a mistake. | |
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