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- [goof]
- /guf/
- /ɡuːf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goof]
- /guf/
Definitions of goof word
- verb without object goof to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc. 1
- verb without object goof to waste or kill time; evade work or responsibility (often followed by off or around): Exam week is not a time to goof off. We goofed around till train time. 1
- verb with object goof to spoil or make a mess of (something); botch; bungle (often followed by up): You really goofed up the job. 1
- noun goof a foolish or stupid person. 1
- noun goof a mistake or blunder, especially one due to carelessness. 1
- noun goof a source of fun or cause for amusement: We short-sheeted his bunk just for a goof. 1
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Origin of goof
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
1915-20; apparently variant of obsolete goff dolt < Middle French goffe awkward, stupid
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Goof
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
goof popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
goof usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for goof
verb goof
- screw up — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- flub — a blunder.
- botch — If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily.
- miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
- blunder — A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
noun goof
Antonyms for goof
verb goof
noun goof
- correction — Corrections are marks or comments made on a piece of work, especially school work, which indicate where there are mistakes and what are the right answers.
- punition — punishment.
- re-examine — to examine again.
- revisal — the act of revising; revision.
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