Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goof uhp]
- /guf ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goof uhp]
- /guf ʌp/
Definitions of goof up words
- verb without object goof up to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc. 1
- verb without object goof up 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 up to spoil or make a mess of (something); botch; bungle (often followed by up): You really goofed up the job. 1
- noun goof up a person who habitually makes mistakes, spoils things, gets into trouble, etc., especially through carelessness or irresponsibility. 1
- noun goof up a mistake, blunder, malfunction, or the like. 1
- transitivephrasal verb goof up bungle 1
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Origin of goof up
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
1915-20; apparently variant of obsolete goff dolt < Middle French goffe awkward, stupid
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Parts of speech for Goof up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
goof up 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 up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for goof up
verb goof up
- bumble — to speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient way
- 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.
- miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
- flub — a blunder.
- misjudge — Form a wrong opinion or conclusion about.
noun goof up
- misstep — a wrong step.
- oversight — an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights.
- whoops — a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
- blooper — A blooper is a silly mistake.
- miscalculation — An act of miscalculating; an error or misjudgment.
Antonyms for goof up
verb goof up
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- succeed — to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.
noun goof up
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
- accuracy — The accuracy of information or measurements is their quality of being true or correct, even in small details.
- 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.
- obedience — the state or quality of being obedient.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
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