goof

English

Etymology

Perhaps from dialect goff (“foolish clown”) from early modern English goffen

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːf

Noun

goof (plural goofs)

1. (US) A mistake or error

   I made a goof in that last calculation.

2. (US) As a specific usage in film, an error made during production which finds its way into the final release.
3. (US) A foolish person

   Your little brother is a total goof.

4. (prison jargon) A child molester.

Synonyms

• (error): blooper, boo-boo, error, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko
• See also Wikisaurus:error

Translations

A mistake or error

• Estonian: viga (et)
• Finnish: moka (fi), virhe (fi), munaus (fi)

• French: gaffe (fr)
• Swedish: misstag (sv), fel (sv), tabbe (sv) c

an error made during production which finds its way into the final release

A foolish person

• Finnish: tollo (fi), hölmö (fi)
• Swedish: dummerjöns (sv) c, dummer (sv) c, jöns (sv) c, dumbom (sv) c, dumskalle (sv) c, fårskalle (sv) c, ärthjärna (sv) c, nöt (sv), träskalle (sv) c, pappskalle (sv) c, dumsnut (sv) c, knäppskalle (sv) c, tok (sv) c, dåre (sv) c, stolle (sv) c, knasboll (sv) c, knäppgök (sv) c, tjockskalle (sv), trindskalle (sv) c, blådåre (sv) c, pucko (sv) n

child molester

• Swedish: peddo (sv)

Verb

goof (third-person singular simple present goofs, present participle goofing, simple past and past participle goofed)

1. (US) To make a mistake.

   It's my fault: I goofed.

2. (US) To engage in mischief.

   We were just goofing by painting the neighbors cat green.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:make a mistake

Translations

To make a mistake

• Finnish: mokata (fi), möhliä (fi)

• Swedish: göra en tabbe (sv), tabba (sv)

To engage in mischief

Derived terms

terms derived from goof

goof around goof off goof-off

goof up goofball goofy