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- [goof]
- /guf/
- /ɡuːf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goof]
- /guf/
Definitions of goofed word
- verb without object goofed to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc. 1
- verb without object goofed 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 goofed to spoil or make a mess of (something); botch; bungle (often followed by up): You really goofed up the job. 1
- noun goofed a foolish or stupid person. 1
- noun goofed a mistake or blunder, especially one due to carelessness. 1
- noun goofed a source of fun or cause for amusement: We short-sheeted his bunk just for a goof. 1
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Origin of goofed
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 Goofed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
goofed 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
goofed usage trend in Literature
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adjective goofed
- wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- fluffed — Simple past tense and past participle of fluff.
- sophistical — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
- out of line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
Antonyms for goofed
verb goofed
- corrected — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
- fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
- succeeded — to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.
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