goof
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Perhaps from dialect goff (“foolish clown”) from early modern English goffen
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uːf
[edit] Noun
goof (plural goofs)
- (US) A mistake or error
- I made a goof in that last calculation.
- (US) As a specific usage in film, an error made during production which finds its way into the final release.
- (US) A foolish person
- Your little brother is a total goof.
- (prison jargon) A child molester.
[edit] Synonyms
- (error): blooper, boo-boo, error, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko
- See also Wikisaurus:error
[edit] Translations
an error made during production which finds its way into the final release
child molester
[edit] Verb
goof (third-person singular simple present goofs, present participle goofing, simple past and past participle goofed)
- (US) To make a mistake.
- It's my fault: I goofed.
- (US) To engage in mischief.
- We were just goofing by painting the neighbors cat green.
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:make a mistake
[edit] Translations
To engage in mischief
